Oral products with improved binding of active ingredients

US11793230B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED · GB

Inventors

• Anthony Richard Gerardi · Winston-Salem, US
• Dwayne William Beeson · Kernersville, US
• Ronald K. Hutchens · East Bend, US
• Christopher Guild Keller · Albany, US
• Thomas H. Poole · Winston-Salem, US
• Andries Don Sebastian · Clemmons, US
• Frank Kelley St. Charles · Perry, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2023
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24B15/16
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including compositions comprising a filler component including negatively charged groups and an active ingredient including positively charged groups. The active ingredient can be retained by the filler component at least in part through bonding between the negatively charged groups and the positively charged groups such that active ingredient may be release from the product when positioned within an oral cavity of a consumer.