US 12,233,158 B2
Orally adhering lozenges containing soluble dietary fiber
Jeffrey T. Haley, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to Quest Products, LLC, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US)
Filed by Quest Products, LLC, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,150.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/196,930, filed on Jun. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0387309 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A23L 33/21 (2016.01); A23P 10/28 (2016.01); A23P 20/20 (2016.01); A23P 30/10 (2016.01); A61K 31/05 (2006.01); A61K 31/465 (2006.01); A61K 31/522 (2006.01); A61K 31/728 (2006.01); A61K 36/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61K 9/0056 (2013.01) [A23L 33/21 (2016.08); A23P 10/28 (2016.08); A23P 20/20 (2016.08); A23P 30/10 (2016.08); A61K 31/05 (2013.01); A61K 31/465 (2013.01); A61K 31/522 (2013.01); A61K 31/728 (2013.01); A61K 36/28 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orally adhering lozenge for release of a target component in the mouth, the lozenge comprising at least two layers formed of compressed powders, the lozenge comprising:
an adherent layer comprising an adhesive component; and
a non-adherent layer comprising a mixture of at least 60% soluble dietary fiber by weight of the non-adherent layer and a target component,
wherein the lozenge comprises at least 30% soluble dietary fiber by weight of the lozenge when analyzed by AOAC method 991.43.