ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,477, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Fertin Pharma A/S (Vejle, Denmark).

"Oral antagonist compositions for nicotine burning relief" was invented by Kent Albin Nielsen (Brande, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to oral analgesic compositions for alleviation of perceived nicotine irritation through inhibition or blocking of nicotine activated receptors or ion channels in the gastrointestinal tract, including the oral cavity. The composition of the invention comprises one or more nicotine sources, one or more buffering agents, and at least two antagonists in an effective amount to inhibit or block nicotine ...