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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Ronald K. Hutchens, East Bend, NC (US);
Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Philip Richard Hunt, Malmo, SE;
Christopher Keller, Advance, NC (US);
Thomas H. Poole, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
The disclosure provides compositions and products configured for oral use. For example, a composition is provided that includes a foam containing a lipid and an active agent and/or a flavorant, and a carrier, wherein the foam is adsorbed onto the carrier. Such a foam can be incorporated, e.g., within lozenges and/or pouched oral products. The disclosure further provides an oral product (e.g., a lozenge and/or pouched oral product) including an encapsulated agent, wherein the encapsulated agent is a porous bead with an exterior portion and an interior portion containing a lipid and an active agent and/or a flavorant.