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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Gerd Kobal, Sandy Hook, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/522 (2006.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A23L 23/00 (2016.01); A23L 33/105 (2016.01); A23P 10/30 (2016.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A23L 7/126 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/522 (2013.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A23L 23/00 (2016.08); A23L 33/105 (2016.08); A23P 10/30 (2016.08); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A23L 7/126 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23V 2250/02 (2013.01); A23V 2250/2108 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method includes forming encapsulated caffeine from a caffeine complex that includes caffeine and an organic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio, dispersing the encapsulated caffeine throughout at least a portion of a base composition, the encapsulated caffeine being included in an amount sufficient to release 50 mg to 200 mg of caffeine when consumed, and adding at least one pH adjusting agent to the base composition to maintain a pH of the base composition within a range between 2 and 5.