ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,566, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Modoral Brands Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Snuff composition" was invented by Anders Axelsson (Bjarred, Sweden), Arne Kristensen (Helsingborg, Sweden) and Henri Hansson (Helsingborg, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Use of a nicotine-cellulose combination for the preparation of a snuff composition for achievement of a fast onset of action of nicotine after application of the snuff composition to the oral cavity of a subject, wherein the composition has a high release rate so that when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test about 45% or more of the total content of nicotine is released ...