IP Library Granted Patent US 12,178,905
Granted Patent B2
US 12,178,905 · App. 17/159,723 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Fleece for pouched product with controlled basis weight

Inventors: Savannah Johnson (Winston-Salem, NC); Ronald K. Hutchens (East Bend, NC); David Neil McClanahan (Winston-Salem, NC); Pankaj Patel (Clemmons, NC); Travis O'Neal (Pinnacle, NC); Dwayne William Beeson (Kernersville, NC); Wesley Steven Jones (Lexington, NC)
Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
A61K9/0056A24B13/00A24B15/16A61K45/06A23L27/72A23L33/105A23L33/15A23L33/175A24F23/02D04H1/58Y10T428/1307
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Patent No.
US 12,178,905
App. No.
17/159,723
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides oral pouched products including a fleece material with a controlled basis weight. In some embodiments, the oral pouched products may include a material within a porous pouch, wherein the porous pouch includes a fleece material having a basis weight of at least about 35 gsm. In some embodiments, the oral pouched products may include fleece materials have a thickness of at least about 0.2 mm or less than about 0.1 mm. In some embodiments, the pouched products may be configured for rapid or extended release of components contained therein or may be tailored to provide a desired release profile.

Claims (11)

1. An oral pouched product, comprising a material within a porous pouch, wherein the porous pouch comprises a fleece material having a basis weight of at least about 35 gsm and a density of at least about 4 g/cc.

2. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material has a basis weight of about 35 gsm to about 40 gsm.

3. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material has a thickness of at least about 0.2 mm.

4. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material has a thickness of less than about 0.1 mm.

5. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material has a density of about 5 g/cc to about 7.5 g/cc.

6. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material has a density of about 4 g/cc to about 8 g/cc.

7. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the fleece material further comprises a binder.

8. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises an active ingredient.

9. The oral pouched product of claim 8 , wherein the active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of a nicotine component, botanicals, nutraceuticals, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, cannabinoids, cannabimimetics, terpenes, and combinations thereof.

10. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a flavoring agent, a salt, a sweetener, a binding agent, water, a humectant, a gum, an organic acid, a buffering agent and/or a pH adjuster, a tobacco material, and combinations thereof.

11. The oral pouched product of claim 1 , wherein the oral pouched product is substantially free of a tobacco material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2021
From: JOHNSON, SAVANNAH; HUTCHENS, RONALD K.; MCCLANAHAN, DAVID NEIL; PATEL, PANKAJ; O'NEAL, TRAVIS; BEESON, DWAYNE WILLIAM; JONES, WESLEY STEVEN
To: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055114/0752 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTIB2020061595 · Dec 7, 2020
Provisional Application 62945567 · Dec 9, 2019
Related Publication 20210169791A1 · Jun 10, 2021
Cited By (1)
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