Patents by Inventor Georgio Perfetti

Georgio Perfetti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke
    Patent number: 5488962
    Abstract: Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke, formed into three 3 g strips, characterized in that each strip contains not more than 25 wt % of a gum base and not more than 0.4 mg of nicotine dispersed in the gum base. The invention provides a nicotine-containing gum which simulates cigarette smoking (by providing a level of nicotine retention in the blood and saliva very similar in intensity and duration to that due to cigarette smoking), without accompanying problems with respect to unpleasant taste, poor chewing characteristics and undesirable side-effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Perfetti, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Georgio Perfetti