US 12,439,949 B2
Oral compositions with reduced water activity
Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Clemmons, NC (US); Ronald K. Hutchens, East Bend, NC (US); Christopher Keller, Advance, NC (US); Thomas H. Poole, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Dwayne William Beeson, Kernersville, NC (US); Frank Kelley St. Charles, Bowling Green, KY (US); Chris J. Grimes, High Point, NC (US); and Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,790.
Application 17/836,790 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2020/061615, filed on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 17/836,790 is a continuation of application No. 16/707,225, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0295860 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/455 (2006.01); A61K 31/522 (2006.01)
CPC A24B 15/16 (2013.01) [A24B 15/243 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 31/455 (2013.01); A61K 31/522 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
 
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.