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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Feng Gao, Midlothian, VA (US);
Diane L. Gee, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Phillip M. Hulan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Shuzhong Zhuang, Glen Allen, VA (US);
William J. Burke, Nashville, TN (US);
Gerd Kobal, Sandy Hook, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/5415 (2005.12); A23G 3/40 (2005.12); A23G 3/42 (2005.12); A23G 3/54 (2005.12); A61K 9/00 (2005.12); A61K 9/20 (2005.12); A61K 31/196 (2005.12); A61K 31/21 (2005.12); A61K 31/4402 (2005.12); A61K 31/4468 (2005.12); A61K 31/485 (2005.12); A61K 31/513 (2005.12); A61K 31/522 (2005.12); A61K 31/53 (2005.12); A61K 31/55 (2005.12); A61K 31/565 (2005.12); A61K 31/568 (2005.12); A61K 31/57 (2005.12); A61K 31/706 (2005.12); A61K 45/06 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 3/54 (2012.12); A23G 3/40 (2012.12); A23G 3/42 (2012.12); A61K 9/0056 (2012.12); A61K 9/2018 (2012.12); A61K 9/205 (2012.12); A61K 9/2054 (2012.12); A61K 9/2059 (2012.12); A61K 9/2072 (2012.12); A61K 9/2095 (2012.12); A61K 31/196 (2012.12); A61K 31/21 (2012.12); A61K 31/4402 (2012.12); A61K 31/4468 (2012.12); A61K 31/485 (2012.12); A61K 31/513 (2012.12); A61K 31/522 (2012.12); A61K 31/53 (2012.12); A61K 31/5415 (2012.12); A61K 31/55 (2012.12); A61K 31/565 (2012.12); A61K 31/568 (2012.12); A61K 31/57 (2012.12); A61K 31/706 (2012.12); A61K 45/06 (2012.12);
Abstract
A tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and one or more additives dispersed in the solid solution such that at least one additive is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an oral cavity.