Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nicotine lozenge
- Patent Title (中): 尼古丁锭
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Application No.: US14506093Application Date: 2014-10-03
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Publication No.: US09351936B2Publication Date: 2016-05-31
- Inventor: Feng Gao , Diane L. Gee , Phillip M. Hulan , Shuzhong Zhuang , William J. Burke
- Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: A61K9/20
- IPC: A61K9/20 ; A61K31/465 ; A61K9/00 ; B29C47/00 ; B29C47/10

Abstract:
A nicotine lozenge provided herein includes a body that is partially or wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a soluble-fiber matrix and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the soluble-fiber matrix. In some cases, a nicotine lozenge provided herein includes at least 40 weight percent of soluble fiber. In some cases, soluble fiber in a nicotine lozenge provided herein can include maltodextrin. The nicotine lozenge is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity of an adult consumer and exposed to saliva. A method of making nicotine lozenges provided herein includes forming a molten mixture of at least 40 weight percent soluble fiber, nicotine, and less than 15 weight percent water while maintaining a mixture temperature of less than 150° C. and portioning the molten mixture into a plurality of nicotine lozenges. In some cases, the ingredients can be mixed to form the molten mixture in an extruder.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150098996A1 NICOTINE LOZENGE Public/Granted day:2015-04-09
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