Patent · US Active

Oral product

US9854831B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by

20References

48Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Altria Client Services LLC · US

Inventors

Feng Gao · Midlothian, US
Frank Scott Atchley · Holiday, US
Gregory James Griscik · Richmond, US
Christopher Joseph DiNovi · Ruther Glen, US
Phillip M. Hulan · Midlothian, US
Diane L. Gee · Midlothian, US
Jason Flora · Richmond, US
Shuzhong Zhuang · Glen Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2013
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K31/465
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix. The oral product is adapted to release the nicotine or derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva.

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