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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Andries Don Sebastian, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ronald K. Hutchens, East Bend, NC (US);
John Paul Mua, Advance, NC (US);
Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Clemmons, 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);
John E. Bunch, Cary, NC (US);
Luis Monsalud, Kernersville, NC (US);
NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
The disclosure provides oral compositions including at least one active ingredient and a polymeric component, the oral compositions having a moisture content of at least about 10% by weight, based on total weight of the oral composition. The polymeric component includes a natural gum, a food grade polymer, or a combination thereof. The natural gum may be a non-galactomannan polysaccharide; a galactomannan polysaccharide selected from fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, cassia gum, and combinations thereof, or a combination of guar gum and a second natural gum. The food grade polymer may be selected from proteins, synthetic polymers, non-cellulosic polysaccharides which are not natural gums, and combinations thereof.