ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,539, issued on June 30, was assigned to Nicoventures Trading Ltd. (London).
"Oral gum composition" was invented by Nicolas H. Von Cosmos (Moravian Falls, N.C.), Steven Lee Alderman (Lewisville, N.C.) and Michael Zawadzki (Clemmons, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a composition configured for oral use. The composition includes a gum base, one or more bulking agents; an active ingredient having a basic amine functionality; and an organic acid, an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, or a combination thereof, wherein at least a portion the active ingredient having the basic amine functionality is associated ...