US 11,883,527 B2
Oral composition and method of manufacture
Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Clemmons, NC (US); Ronald K. Hutchens, East Bend, NC (US); and Jeremy Barrett Mabe, Lexington, NC (US)
Assigned to Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/707,343.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169787 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/12 (2006.01); A61K 31/465 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01); A24B 15/40 (2006.01)
CPC A61K 9/0056 (2013.01) [A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24B 15/32 (2013.01); A24B 15/403 (2013.01); A61K 31/465 (2013.01); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01); A61K 47/36 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
 
1. An oral product, the oral product comprising an active ingredient in an amount of about 10 percent or less by weight based on the total weight of the product, a sugar alcohol, and a gum, the product being in the form of a pastille, wherein the active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of botanicals, nutraceuticals, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, cannabinoids, and combinations thereof, wherein the oral product does not include nicotine or a nicotine-derived component and is substantially free of a tobacco material, wherein the botanicals are selected from the group consisting of lavender, peppermint, chamomile, basil, rosemary, ginger, cannabis, ginseng, maca, hemp, eucalyptus, rooibos, fennel, citrus, cloves, and tisanes, wherein the oral product has an outer coating coated thereon, wherein the outer coating comprises a film-forming polymer, and wherein the oral product comprises:
at least about 30% by weight of the sugar alcohol, based on the total weight of the oral product
at least about 40% by weight of the gum;
at least about 2% by weight of at least one humectant;
at least about 0.05% by weight of at least one sweetener; and
at least about 0.1% by weight of at least one flavoring agent.