IP Library Granted Patent US 6,845,777
Granted Patent B2
US 6,845,777 · App. 10/261,541 · Granted Jan 25, 2005

Composition to reduce or quit smoking addiction

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Patent No.
US 6,845,777
App. No.
10/261,541
Granted
Jan 25, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and composition to help persons reduce or quit smoking is disclosed, employing raw tobacco leaves, or tobacco fluid extract, or food grade tobacco like flavor and aroma, and Antioxidants, with or without and SAMe and caffeine. All ingredients can be in a micro-powdered or liquid form, for buccal administration. The composition can be in a tablet or capsule that is intended to be slowly sucked and dissolved in the mouth, and that delivers the nicotine, caffeine or SAMe, proved to be effective in alleviating smoking withdrawal symptoms. The composition can also be embedded inside a soft squeezable plastic cigarette for simulated smoking, providing additional periodic doses of nicotine, caffeine and SAMe to satisfy cravings for cigarettes.

Claims (40)

1. A composition to help a person reduce or quit tobacco smoking, comprising the following ingredients:

a tobacco element, said tobacco element being tobacco leaves or tobacco extract

at least one Antioxident; and

SAMe.

2. The composition of claim 1 further comprising caffeine.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said at least one Antioxidant is selected from one or more of the following: Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Adenosine, Allicin, Aloe, Alpha Lipoic Acid, BHA, BHT, Bilirubin, Capsaicin, Catalases, Catechin, Cysteine, Coenzyme Q10, Copper Sebacate, Coumarin, Curcumin, Dimethylglycine, Glycine, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Genistein, Ginger, Ginko Biloba, Gallates, Gluconate, Glutathione or Glutathione Peroxidase, Green Tea, Inositol, Isoascorbic Acid, L-Glutamine, Linoleic Acid, L-Methyl Methionine, L-Seleno Cysteine, L-Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Lycopene, Lutein, Manganese, Melatonin, Methionine Reductase w/(Cu—Zn or Mn), N-Acetylcysteine or L-Cysteine, N-Acyl 1-Cysteine Esters, N-Acyl 1-Methionine Esters, Poplar Bud, Procyanidin, Pycnogenol, Resveratrol, Rosemary, Rutin, Rutinose, Selenium-Yeast, Seleno Cysteine, Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Silubum Marianum, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Metasulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Thiosulfite, Spirulina, Sulfuraphane, Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Taurine, Thioglycerol, Thiol, Thiosorbitol, Thiourea, Vitamin A Compounds, Vitamin B2 Compounds, Vitamin B6 Compounds, Vitamin B12 Compounds, Vitamin C Compounds, Vitamin E Compounds, Wheat Grass or Zinc Gluconate.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are provided in unit dosage form.

5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said unit dosage form is selected from one of the following: chewing gums, tables, capsules, pills, powders, granules, liquid solutions, suspensions, or embedded inside a soft squeezable plastic cigarette.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are prepared by employing one or more organic or inorganic additives.

7. The composition of claim 6 wherein said one or more additives is chosen from the following: an excipient, a preservative, a stabilizer, a suspending agent, a dispensing agent, a diluent or a base wax.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are prepared by employing one or more flavors.

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said one or more flavor is tobacco.

10. The composition of claim 1 wherein said tobacco element is in a liquid form.

11. A composition to help a person reduce or quit tobacco smoking, comprising the following ingredients:

a tobacco element, said tobacco element being tobacco leaves or tobacco extract;

at least one Antioxidant;

SAMe; and

caffeine.

12. The composition of claim 11 wherein the ingredients are provided in unit dosage form selected from one of the following: chewing gums, tables, capsules, pills, powders, granules, liquid solutions, suspensions, or embedded inside a soft squeezable plastic cigarette.

13. The composition of claim 11 wherein the ingredients are prepared by employing one or more organic or inorganic additives and one or more flavors.

14. The composition of claim 13 wherein said one or more additives is chosen from the following: an excipient, a preservative, a stabilizer, a suspending agent, a dispensing agent, a diluent or a base wax.

15. The composition of claim 13 wherein said one or more flavor is tobacco.

16. The composition of claim 11 wherein said tobacco element is in a liquid form or powdered form.

17. The composition of claim 11 wherein said tobacco element contains Nicotiana tabacum leaves reduced in a dry powdered form, which contains between about 2% to about 8% of Nicotine.

18. The composition of claim 11 wherein an amount of said SAMe is about 200 mg or less.

19. The composition of claim 11 wherein an amount of said caffeine is about 100 mg or less.

20. The composition of claim 11 wherein said at least one Antioxidant is selected from one or more of the following: Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Adenosine, Allicin, Aloe, Alpha Lipoic Acid, BHA, BHT, Bilirubin, Capsaicin, Catalases, Catechin, Cysteine, Coenzyme Q10, Copper Sebacate, Coumarin, Curcumin, Dimethylglycine, Glycine, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Genistein, Ginger, Ginko Biloba, Gallates, Gluconate, Glutathione or Glutathione Peroxidase, Green Tea, Inositol, Isoascorbic Acid, L-Glutamine, Linoleic Acid, L-Methyl Methionine, L-Seleno Cysteine, L-Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Lycopene, Lutein, Manganese, Melatonin, Methionine Reductase w/(Cu—Zn or Mn), N-Acetylcysteine or L-Cysteine, N-Acyl 1-Cysteine Esters, N-Acyl 1-Methionine Esters, Poplar Bud, Procyanidin, Pycnogenol, Resveratrol, Rosemary, Rutin, Rutinose, Selenium-Yeast, Seleno Cysteine, Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Silubum Marianum, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Metasulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Thiosulfite, Spirulina, Sulfuraphane, Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Taurine, Thioglycerol, Thiol, Thiosorbitol, Thiourea, Vitamin A Compounds, Vitamin B2 Compounds, Vitamin B6 Compounds, Vitamin B12 Compounds, Vitamin C Compounds, Vitamin E Compounds, Wheat Grass or Zinc Gluconate.

21. A composition to help a person reduce or quit tobacco smoking, comprising the following ingredients:

a tobacco element, said tobacco element being tobacco leaves or tobacco extract;

at least one Antioxidant;

SAMe in an amount of about 200 mg or less; and

caffeine in an amount of about 100 mg or less.

22. The composition of claim 21 wherein the ingredients are provided in unit dosage form selected from one of the following: chewing gums, tables, capsules, pills, powders, granules, liquid solutions, suspensions, or embedded inside a soft squeezable plastic cigarette.

23. The composition of claim 21 wherein the ingredients are prepared by employing one or more organic or inorganic additives and one or more flavors; wherein said one or more additives is chosen from the following: an excipient, a preservative, a stabilizer, a suspending agent, a dispensing agent, a diluent or a base wax; wherein said one or more flavor is tobacco.

24. The composition of claim 21 wherein said tobacco element is in a liquid form or powdered form.

25. The composition of claim 21 wherein said tobacco element contains Nicotiana tabacum leaves reduced in a dry powdered form, which contains between about 2% to about 8% of Nicotine.

26. The composition of claim 21 wherein said at least one Antioxidant is selected from one or more of the following: Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Adenosine, Allicin, Aloe, Alpha Lipoic Acid, BHA, BHT, Bilirubin, Capsaicin, Catalases, Catechin, Cysteine, Coenzyme Q10, Copper Sebacate, Coumarin, Curcumin, Dimethylglycine, Glycine, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Genistein, Ginger, Ginko Biloba, Gallates, Gluconate, Glutathione or Glutathione Peroxidase, Green Tea, Inositol, Isoascorbic Acid, L-Glutamine, Linoleic Acid, L-Methyl Methionine, L-Seleno Cysteine, L-Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Lycopene, Lutein, Manganese, Melatonin, Methionine Reductase w/(Cu—Zn or Mn), N-Acetylcysteine or L-Cysteine, N-Acyl 1-Cysteine Esters, N-Acyl 1-Methionine Esters, Poplar Bud, Procyanidin, Pycnogenol, Resveratrol, Rosemary, Rutin, Rutinose, Selenium-Yeast, Seleno Cysteine, Seleno Methionine or Methionate, Silubum Marianum, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Metasulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Thiosulfite, Spirulina, Sulfuraphane, Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Taurine, Thioglycerol, Thiol, Thiosorbitol, Thiourea, Vitamin A Compounds, Vitamin B2 Compounds, Vitamin B6 Compounds, Vitamin B12 Compounds, Vitamin C Compounds, Vitamin E Compounds, Wheat Grass or Zinc Gluconate.

27. A composition to help a person reduce or quit tobacco smoking, comprising the following ingredients:

a tobacco element, said tobacco element being tobacco leaves or tobacco extract and

SAMe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2007
From: PERA, IVO
To: LLOYDS INTERNATIONAL CREDIT, LLC
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