Patent · US Active

Method of providing fast relief to a user of a nicotine chewing gum

US8858919B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
5References
38Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 2013
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P25/34
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of relieving nicotine craving comprising the steps of providing at least one chewing gum comprising tobacco alkaloid to a user, providing relief of nicotine craving to said user by transferring of tobacco alkaloid from the chewing gum to the human body of said user by chewing of said chewing gum, said chewing of said chewing gum comprising a chewing process involving a transfer of tobacco alkaloid from said chewing gum above a threshold transfer rate in the period of about ½ minute to about 2½ minutes from initiation of said chewing process.

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