Oral product with sustained flavor release

US11826462B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED · GB

Inventors

• Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr. · Clemmons, US
• Dwayne William Beeson · Kernersville, US
• John E. Bunch · Cary, US
• Anthony Richard Gerardi · Winston-Salem, US
• Chris J. Grimes · High Point, US
• Ronald K. Hutchens · East Bend, US
• Christopher Guild Keller · Albany, US
• Thomas H. Poole · Winston-Salem, US
• Allen Riggins · Winston-Salem, US
• Frank Kelley St. Charles · Perry, US
• Cynthia Stewart Stokes · Lexington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K47/36
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure provides for solid products configured for oral use, the products including a carrier material; a releasable material; and wherein the releasable material is combined with the carrier material such that the releasable material is configured for sustained release from the solid product when the solid product is positioned in an oral cavity for a consumer. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for a method of preparing a solid product for oral use, the method comprising providing a releasable material in sprayable form; providing a pouch formed of a fibrous material; and spraying a flavor component onto a least a portion of the pouch one or both of before and after filling the pouch with the oral composition.