Patent · US Active

Oral product

US9872516B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

21References

63Claims

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 23, 2014
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2034

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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