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Long lasting breath mint

a breath mint and long-lasting technology, applied in the field of breath mints, can solve the problems of limited flavor lifetime, negative public image of chewing gum in some societies, limited effectiveness of candy mints, etc., and achieve the effects of preventing premature disintegration of compressed tablets 100, reducing the risk of gum disease, and slow dissolving

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-13
NEUORA MICROCEUTICALS
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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a breath mint that can be placed between a user's inner cheek and gum. The breath mint is small and comfortable to wear. It also has a slow-dissolving formula that can be measured using a paddle test. The paddle test involves placing the breath mint in water and stirring it with a stir bar. The results show how long it takes for the breath mint to dissolve in the water.

Problems solved by technology

Chewing gum has a negative public image in some societies, however, as well as the well-known problem of a limited flavor lifetime.
The effectiveness of candy mints is limited by their lifetime in a user's mouth, which is often measured in minutes.

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Breath Mint

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IngredientWt %Natural peppermint powder35.7N-Ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide4.8Xylitol11.4Sucralose2.1High viscosity hydroxypropyl methylcellulose17.6(Methocel 100K)Low viscosity hydroxypropyl methylcellulose8.8(Methocel K4M)Hydroxypropylcellulose5.3(Klucel Nutra D)Sodium alginate7.3(Keltrone HVCR, NF)Magnesium stearate2.3

[0078]The ingredients were blended and tableted into 6.4 mm (0.25 in) diameter by 4.4 mm thick, 141 mg tablets. The tablets took at least about 2 hours to dissolve when attached to a user's gum.

[0079]A breath mint was prepared by blending the all the ingredients in a high intensity ribbon blender to provide a homogeneous powder. The resulting powder was allowed to set for twelve hours until the entrapped air escapes. The dearated powder was then pelletized in a pelleting machine at a pressure of from about 4,000 psi to produce a breath mint weighing 141 mg and having circular cross section with a diameter of 6.4 mm.

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Breath Mint

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IngredientWt %Peppermint flavor35.7N-Ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide4.8Xylitol11.4Sucralose2.1Hypromellose26.6Hydroxypropylcellulose5.3Sodium alginate7.3Magnesium stearate2.3

[0081]Paddle Test

[0082]A paddle test was conducted to quantify the slow dissolution of the breath mint of the invention. A 250 ml beaker containing a stir bar and 200 ml of deionized water at pH 6.4 was placed inside a water bath (600 ml beaker filled with ˜150 ml of H2O). A thermometer was taped to the inside of the 600 ml beaker to monitor the temperature of the water bath. The entire apparatus was placed on a Corning Hot Plate Stirrer (Model PC—220). Stirring was set to 60 cycles per minute and the temperature of the water bath was equilibrated to 37 C. Once these conditions were stable (60 cycles / min, 37 C), the breath mint was placed in the 250 ml beaker as a timer was started and the start time was recorded in a lab notebook. It took over 18 hours for the breath mint to dissolve.

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Abstract

A long lasting breath mint including a carrier and a flavorant, wherein the carrier includes at least one of a high viscosity cellulose ether and a low viscosity cellulose either and an alginate. The carrier forms a gel upon contact with saliva. A tablet is placed in the mouth of user, whereupon the tablet is wetted with saliva. A surface of the tablet is converted to a gel resulting in a tablet having an outer gel layer and a core. The gel serves as an adhesive for adhering the tablet to mouth structure. The gel slows exposure of the core to moisture and also slows diffusion of flavorant into the mouth of the user with the gel resulting in a breath mint having an extremely long life prior to complete dissolution, e.g., greater than 30 minutes or longer.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 822,909 entitled “SLOW-DISSOLVING ORAL COMPOSITIONS,” filed May 13, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates to breath mints. In particular, this application relates to a long lasting breath mint having a small size that is comfortable and unobtrusive in the mouth of a user for long periods of time.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The quest for fresh breath spans over 4,000 years, including the chewing of spices—for example, cloves, anise (fennel) seeds, and cardamom, and herbs, for example, mint and parsley. Today, a vast array of chewing gum and candy mints are available for freshening breath and / or masking bad breath. Chewing gum has a negative public image in some societies, however, as well as the well-known problem of a limited flavor lifetime. The effectiveness of candy mint...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K8/02A61K8/73A61Q11/00A61K8/97
CPCA61K8/0233A61K8/97A61K8/731A61K8/733A61Q11/00A61K9/0056A61K9/006A61K8/0216A61K9/205A61K9/2054A61K8/9711A61K8/9789A61K8/0245A61K8/042A61K8/345A61K8/60A61K2800/592A61K2800/652
Inventor DEVORE, GREGGORY R.DEVORE, JAMES W.PRATT, DOUGLAS C.DEVORE, STEVEN A.
Owner NEUORA MICROCEUTICALS
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