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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125351 | DISINTEGRABLE ORAL FILMS A water soluble film that is disintegrable in the oral cavity to deliver an active agent is provided. The disintegrable film includes at least one water soluble polymer and an active agent. Also provided are methods for preparing the disintegrable oral film and for usin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125352 | Tobacco Curing Method A method of curing tobacco comprises drying a harvested tobacco plant in a controlled environment for a time sufficient to substantially prevent the formation of at least one nitrosamine. The tobacco is first subjected to the controlled environment while at least a majo... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120037170 | SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO PIPE A smoking cessation tobacco pipe helps smokers to fully and directly realize the harm of tobacco to a human body when they are smoking and give up smoking and publicize smoking cessation. The tobacco pipe is a transparency which is assembled with a top cover part (2<... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120017924 | COATED NICOTINE-CONTAINING CHEWING GUM, MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF A coated chewing gum product for the delivering of nicotine in any form to a subject by a rapid transmucosal uptake in the oral cavity comprising at least one gum core, nicotine in any form and/or a nicotine mimicking agent, at least one coating layer and optionally at ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110268809 | Nicotine-Containing Pharmaceutical Compositions A composition intended to be employed for therapeutic purposes incorporates a source of nicotine and at least one levulinate moiety. Representative forms of nicotine include free base (e.g., as a mixture of nicotine and microcrystalline cellulose), a nicotine salt (e.g.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110247638 | SMOKING CESSATION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND KIT A cessation and management method comprising removing a physical aspect, wherein removing the physical aspect includes instructing a user to manipulate a delivery time of a substance, and instructing the user to control a consumption amount of the substance, correcting ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247639 | CIGARETTE HOLDER FOR SMOKE DILUTION There is provided a smoke mouthpiece (1) for the dilution of smoke from a smoking element, such as a cigarette (11), to an exhaust region (7), comprising an internal longitudinal channel with openings at both ends and divided into 5 channel sections... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110186062 | Smoking risk reduction/reduction to quit/cessation aid This invention provides an aid for smokers to reduce the risk from and/or reduce to quit smoking cigarettes. It comprises a reduced-sized (by length and/or width) cigarette pack that contains reduced-size (by length and/or width) cigarettes. Unlike other smoking risk re... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110173721 | REDUCED RISK TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobac... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162664 | ALEXIPHARMIC CIGARETTE FILTER MATERIAL AND THEIR PRAPARATION The present invention relates to an independent, tobacco addiction-dispelling and tobacco toxicity-detoxifying filter, and a process for preparing the same. Said process is characterized in enabling organic substances in tea leaves to exude by air entraining and heating... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110048430 | Nostril Inserts Methods of use of a nasal insert to support smoking cessation, and methods of use of a nasal insert to reduce or eliminate snoring, and a method of use of a nasal insert to reduce the severity or to eliminate obstructive sleep apnea, and a method of use of a nasal inser... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110033560 | PREPARATION AND A COMPONENT INTENDED TO BE ADDED TO A TOBACCO PRODUCT The present invention relates to the use of a preparation comprising a substance that is capable of binding acetaldehyde, and to the use of a filter that is attached to a tobacco product to reduce tobacco and/or alcohol dependence.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110014277 | Smoking Cessation With Body Weight Maintenance And Nutritional Supplement Disclosed is a compound and methods for use by an individual attempting to reduce or cease tobacco smoking or one exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. The compound includes a first component blocking nicotine receptor sites to reduce nicotine cravings or withdrawal s... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005534 | REDUCED RISK TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND USE THEREOF Reduced risk tobacco-related products and methods of use. These tobacco-related products (e.g., cigarettes or filters) are designed to reduce the biological insult, for example, DSBs, cell death or perturbation of RNA transcriptome or proteome as compared to the amount ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100316692 | Product and method for reducing substance craving A composition and method are provided that are effective for reduction or elimination of the craving foods and other substances for which a patient wishes to reduce consumption or intake. The composition is a paste made of a binder, and non-binder ingredients of mustard... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100307518 | SMOKING DEVICE, CHARGING MEANS AND METHOD OF USING IT Smoking device (10) comprising a first device (20) and a second device (30). The first device (20) comprises an accumulator for storing electric energy and releasing it to a heating device (22) as a response to a sensor device (24 | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100275938 | Device, Method and Compositions For Reducing the Incidence of Tobacco Smoking A device which facilitates the absorption of nicotine in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco smoking is disclosed. The device includes a tube defining an interior space. The tube has a first end with an opening and a second end. An inhalable, flowable liquid or gel... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20090320864 | ANTI-SMOKING DEVICE This invention relates to a device which functions as a cigarette holder and can reduce the intake of cigarette smoke into the lungs of a user. The holder is substantially tubular and has a first end (14) for mounting a cigarette, the first end having an annular ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090183744 | Hand-Held dispensing device A hand-held dispensing device for dispensing a substance, the device comprising: a dispenser incorporating:
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| 20090119806 | TOBACCO CULTIVAR AOB 175 AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 175, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 175, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 175, a tissue culture derived from the cultiv... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114235 | TOBACCO CULTIVAR AOB 171 AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 171, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 171, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 171, a tissue culture derived from the cultiv... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090050164 | Supporting Device for the Suspension Treatment of the Tobacco Habit A supporting device for the suspension treatment of the tobacco habit, characterized in that it comprises at least one pair of magnets, each magnet being apt to be applied at one of two opposite faces of a region located in the cartilaginous portion of the ear, so that ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080292735 | REGULATING ALKALOIDS MPO1 and MPO2 can be regulated for either decreasing or increasing alkaloid levels in plants, in particular in Nicotiana plants. In particular, suppressing or overexpressing one or more of MPO1 and MPO2 may be used to decrease or increase nicotine and nicotinic a... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080271744 | Method for controlling, reducing, and quitting smoking This invention is an improved method for controlling, reducing, and quitting smoking. Specifically, this method requires the use of one or more non-combustible devices that employ (at least) (A) a loading chamber for measuring the amount of combustible material to be sm... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080230052 | Artificial smoke cigarette An artificial cigarette, inhaler or other nebulizer device may include a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator withi... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080230078 | METHOD OF SMOKING CESSATION A 12-week method of smoking cessation includes three phases. During the first phase, the subject is habituated to a breathing exercise. During the second phase, cigarette smoking is replaced with a source of nicotine and the breathing exercise. During the final phase, t... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080173318 | RING FOR RELIEVING THE URGE TO SMOKE A device adapted to be worn on a human finger and used to relieve the wearer of the urge to smoke by addressing some of the mentally addictive aspects of smoking. The device has first and second portions that cooperate to define an opening having an axis and sized to re... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080029109 | SMOKING CESSATION AND RELAPSE PREVENTION SYSTEM A computer-based system for monitoring and improving a user's compliance with a smoking cessation and relapse prevention program by providing the user with multiple forms of feedback designed to encourage adherence to the program. The system “calls” the user on the ... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080017205 | Method and Device for Releasing Flavor and Odor Substances A device for releasing substances into the mouth, that comprises an intra-oral pacifier provided with a sucking element that partially or fully occupies the mouth of a user. The sucking element is used for releasing flavor substances and is made from materials in the na... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070062548 | Inhaler for basic pharmaceutical agents and method for the production thereof A device for the administration of basic active agents, such as nicotine, to the human or animal body. The active agents are administered by inhalation. The device comprises a first preparation containing a nicotine base or/and a further basic active agent and, a second... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070051363 | Medical aerosol non-diluting holding chamber A flexible bag aerosol holding chamber is sealed around the outlet passage of the actuator for a pressurized metered-dose inhaler. An elastic-loaded mouthpiece is sealed around the inlet passage of the actuator so that the user may intermittently break the seal around t... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060283468 | Aerosol generator An aerosol generator device for delivering an aerosol of a nicotine salt is provided. The aerosol generator comprises: (i) a mouth end; (ii) a first chamber containing a porous material wetted with liquid nicotine, (iii) a second chamber containing a porous material wet... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060254604 | Simulated cigarette which is designed to help quell tobacco addiction The invention relates to a simulated cigarette to help quell tobacco addiction. The inventive simulated cigarette includes a cylindrical body which is made from a plastic material. The aforementioned cylindrical body contains an inner plug close to one of the ends there... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060243290 | Tobacco product labeling system The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that displa... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060237024 | Tobacco product labeling system The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that displa... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060191546 | Nicotine suction pipe and nicotine holder A nicotine inhalation pipe includes a rodlike nicotine holder (1) and a mouthpiece (2) attached to one end of the holder (1). The holder (1) includes a transparent outer tube (3) having a plurality of openings (36) at both ends ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060191549 | Modifying nicotine and nitrosamine levels in tobacco The present invention generally relates to tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of nicotine and/or tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA). More specifically, several ways to make tobacco plants that have reduced nicotine and TSNA levels have been discovere... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060191547 | Modifying nicotine and nitrosamine levels in tobacco The present invention generally relates to tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of nicotine and/or tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA). More specifically, several ways to make tobacco plants that have reduced nicotine and TSNA levels have been discovere... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060185684 | Method of reducing the harmful effects of orally or transdermally delivered nicotine The present invention generally relates to the reduction of the harmful effects of orally or transdermally delivered nicotine in conventional tobacco-use cessation programs. More specifically, embodiments concern methods of reducing the harmful effects of nicotine intak... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060180165 | Habit cessation method and apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed which can be used to effect the cessation of the use of cigarettes and other habit-forming chemical substances. Said method and apparatus as disclosed in the present invention do not require the user to use or ingest any chemical com... | 08/17/2006 |
