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US 12,439,949 · App. 17/836,790 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Oral compositions with reduced water activity

Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr. (Clemmons, NC); Ronald K. Hutchens (East Bend, NC); Christopher Keller (Advance, NC); Thomas H. Poole (Winston-Salem, NC); Dwayne William Beeson (Kernersville, NC); Frank Kelley St. Charles (Bowling Green, KY); Chris J. Grimes (High Point, NC); Anthony Richard Gerardi (Winston-Salem, NC)
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
A24B15/16A24B15/243A61K9/0056A61K31/455A61K31/522
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Patent No.
US 12,439,949
App. No.
17/836,790
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides for oral compositions and products that can have a relatively low water content and/or a relatively low water activity. Such compositions and products can comprise at least one active ingredient, a filler/carrier component, and water in an amount of less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. Further, the compositions and products can have a water activity of about 0.85 or less.

Claims (21)

1. An oral composition comprising:

at least one active agent;

a filler component; and

water in an amount of less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition;

wherein the oral composition has a water activity of about 0.5 to about 0.6.

2. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one active agent comprises caffeine.

3. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one active agent comprises ginseng.

4. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one active agent comprises nicotine.

5. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises one or more sweeteners, a tobacco material, or combinations thereof.

6. The oral composition of claim 5 , wherein the oral composition comprises the tobacco material in an amount of no more than about 10% by weight, excluding any nicotine component present, based on the total weight of the mixture.

7. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition is substantially free of nicotine.

8. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the water is present in an amount of less than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

9. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition is provided within a pouch.

10. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the filler component is a long-chain carbohydrate.

11. The oral composition of claim 10 , wherein the long-chain carbohydrate is a starch.

12. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the at least one active agent is absorbed or adsorbed by at least a portion of the filler component.

13. The oral composition of claim 1 , where the filler component is selected from a group consisting of cellulose, starch, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, lactose, dextrose, mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol, and combinations thereof.

14. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition is substantially free of any sugar.

15. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the active agent is selected from the group consisting of botanical materials, stimulants, nicotine components, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, cannabinoids, cannabimimetics, terpenes, pharmaceutical agents, nutraceuticals, and combinations thereof.

16. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein a total moisture content in the oral composition ranges from about 0.1% to about 8% based on the total weight of the composition.

17. The oral composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one flavoring agent in an amount of about 0.5% by weight to about 10% by weight based on a total weight of the composition and the least one flavoring agent comprises at least one volatile flavor component.

Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTIB2020061615 · Dec 8, 2020
Continuation 16707225 · Dec 9, 2019
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