Patent · US Active

Oral product

US9884015B2 · kind B2 · utility

30Cited by

21References

23Claims

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
Gerd Kobal · Sandy Hook, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2013
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K9/2095
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 an additive dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix. The oral product is adapted to release the additive from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva.

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