Oral compositions with reduced water activity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12439949-B2
Application number	US-202217836790-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2022
Priority date	Dec 9, 2019
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Nicoventures Trading Ltd

Inventors

• Holton Jr Darrell Eugene
• Hutchens Ronald K
• Keller Christopher
• Poole Thomas H
• Beeson Dwayne William
• St Charles Frank Kelley
• Grimes Chris J
• Gerardi Anthony Richard

Classifications

• A61K9/0056

  Mouth soluble or dispersible forms; Suckable, eatable, chewable coherent forms; Forms rapidly disintegrating in the mouth; Lozenges; Lollipops; Bite capsules; Baked products; Baits or other oral forms for animals · CPC title

• A61K31/455

  Nicotinic acids, e.g. niacin; Derivatives thereof, e.g. esters, amides · CPC title

• A61K31/522

  having oxo groups directly attached to the heterocyclic ring, e.g. hypoxanthine, guanine, acyclovir · CPC title

• A24B15/243

  Nicotine · CPC title

• A24B15/30

  by organic substances {(A24B15/281 takes precedence)} · CPC title