Patent · US Expired

Nicotine containing stimulant unit

US6110495A · kind A · utility

60Cited by
23References
26Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 17, 1997
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0056
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A saliva-soluble stimulant unit comprising an active ingredient and optional ingredients comprising flavor and aroma additives incorporated in a gel prepared by gelling a water-binding gelling agent, in which the active ingredient comprises nicotine or other alkaloids with the same direction of activity, said unit having i) a texture profile, determined by texture profile analysis, with parameter values of firmness, hardness, brittleness, adhesiveness, elasticity, and cohesiveness within given ranges; (ii) a disintegration time within the range 5-60 minutes; and (iii) a nicotine content from 0.5 to 10 mg or a corresponding content of said alkaloids.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.