Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Poole

Thomas H. Poole 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).

  • Publication number: 20210169789
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for solid products configured for oral use, the products including a carrier material; a releasable material; and wherein the releasable material is combined with the carrier material such that the releasable material is configured for sustained release from the solid product when the solid product is positioned in an oral cavity for a consumer. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for a method of preparing a solid product for oral use, the method comprising providing a releasable material in sprayable form; providing a pouch formed of a fibrous material; and spraying a flavor component onto a least a portion of the pouch one or both of before and after filling the pouch with the oral composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Dwayne William Beeson, John E. Bunch, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Chris J. Grimes, Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Allen Riggins, Frank Kelley St. Charles, Cynthia Stokes
  • Publication number: 20210169783
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions for oral use and products formed therewith. The compositions can include a carrier component and an active ingredient that are combined so that the active ingredient may be released from the composition in the oral cavity of a consumer in a controlled manner. The carrier component may particularly include a pectin, a gum, and/or an alginate, and preferably may include a low methoxyl pectin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210170031
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition including nanocellulose and at least one active ingredient. Further provided is a fleece material including a nonwoven fabric and nanocellulose. The nanocellulose may be cellulose nanofibrils, nanocrystalline cellulose, or bacterial cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Andries Don Sebastian, Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169126
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and products configured for oral use, the compositions and products including a filler material, an active ingredient, and a salt component. The salt component may be present in an amount of between about 3.0% and about 4.5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. The compositions and products as described herein may particularly exhibit a desired flavor profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles, Ronald K. Hutchens, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210169784
    Abstract: The disclosure provides oral compositions and products comprising an active agent, a carrier/filler, and a buffer. Preferably, the composition can be configured such that, when in contact with a user's saliva, the composition, is at a pH of about 6.5 to about 8. Buffers particularly may include amino acids, such as glycine, or salts thereof, as well as various phosphates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169867
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an oral composition, the oral composition including at least one active agent, at least one filler component, and water in an amount sufficient such that the oral composition has a total moisture content of about 15% to about 30% by weight or greater based on the total weight of the oral composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Dwayne William Beeson, Andinet Amare Gessesse, JR., Philip Richard Hunt, Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169889
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition configured for oral use, the composition including a filler in an amount of at least 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient including one or more botanical materials, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, cannabinoids, pharmaceutical agents, or a combination thereof. The composition further includes a salt and at least one sweetener. The composition has a moisture content of at least about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Keller, Ronald K. Hutchens, Thomas H. Poole, Nicolas von Cosmos, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Chris J. Grimes, Steven Lee Alderman, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210169130
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for oral compositions comprising a clarified tobacco extract and one or more filler components. In another aspect, the disclosure provides methods of preparing a clarified tobacco extract. Such methods can comprise processing a tobacco extract through at least one ultrafiltration step to provide a filtered tobacco extract and passing the filtered tobacco extract through a solution comprising one or more non-molecularly imprinted polymer (NIP) to provide the clarified tobacco extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Dwayne William Beeson, Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169890
    Abstract: The disclosure provides oral compositions including at least one active ingredient, a flavorant, or a combination thereof and a polymeric component, the oral compositions having a moisture content of at least about 10% by weight, based on total weight of the oral composition. The polymeric component includes a natural gum, a food grade polymer, or a combination thereof. The natural gum may be a non-galactomannan polysaccharide; a galactomannan polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, cassia gum, and combinations thereof; or a combination of guar gum and a second natural gum. The food grade polymer may be selected from proteins, synthetic polymers, non-cellulosic polysaccharides which are not natural gums, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Andries Don Sebastian, Ronald K. Hutchens, John Paul Mua, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles, John E. Bunch, Luis Monsalud
  • Publication number: 20210170028
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including one or more agents adapted to or configured to reduce irritation that may be associated with release of a component from the products. Xylitol in particular may be useful as an irritation reducing agent. The disclosure further provides methods of reducing irritation associated with the release of one or more components from an oral composition or product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Dwayne William Beeson, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Don Andries Sebastian, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169786
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including one or more active ingredients and a beet material, at least a portion of the one or more active ingredients being bound to the beet material. In some embodiments, oral products as described herein may include a beet material, a filler material, and one or more active ingredients, at least a portion of the one or more active ingredients being bound to the beet material and the filler material. Active ingredients included in the product may be configured for release according to different release rates, which rates may depend at least in part on the material to which the active ingredient is bound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Dwayne William Beeson, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Chris J. Grimes, Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169132
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for an oral composition comprising a gel. The gel may be formed of a long chain carbohydrate, such as an alginate, that is crosslinked with a suitable crosslinking agent. Other material, such as fillers, active ingredients, flavor components, and the like may be included in the gel or otherwise combined with the gel to form an oral product. The disclosure further provides methods of preparing oral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210169785
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for oral compositions and products that can have a relatively low water content and/or a relatively low water activity. Such compositions and products can comprise at least one active ingredient, a filler/carrier component, and water in an amount of less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. Further, the compositions and products can have a water activity of about 0.85 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles, Chris J. Grimes, Anthony Richard Gerardi
  • Publication number: 20210169788
    Abstract: A composition is provided, the composition including a binder system in an amount of at least about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient and/or flavoring agent. The binder system includes at least one thermoplastic binding material and at least one plasticizer. The composition is typically substantially free of unbleached tobacco material, excluding any nicotine component present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, John E Bunch, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Luis Monsalud, Thomas H. Poole, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20210068446
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including a mixture of a particulate filler component, a cellulose derivative, water, and one or more flavoring agents. The products exhibit greater stability over time with respect to flavor component concentration than comparative products which do not contain a cellulose derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Ronald K. Hutchens, Anthony R. Gerardi
  • Publication number: 20210068447
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including a mixture of a particulate filler, water, one or more organic acids, and one or more flavoring agents, the product having a pH value of less than about 7.0. The products exhibit greater stability over time with respect to whiteness and/or flavor component concentration than products which do not contain one or more organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Ronald K. Hutchens, Anthony R. Gerardi
  • Publication number: 20200281250
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aerosol precursor composition is provided, which includes the steps of providing a first aqueous solution comprising one or more organic acids in water; subjecting the first aqueous solution to hydrolysis to give a hydrolyzed aqueous solution with a higher organic acid monomer content on a dry weight basis than in the first aqueous solution; and combining the hydrolyzed aqueous solution with one or more aerosol formers to give an aerosol precursor composition. Typically, the aerosol precursor composition further contains nicotine. The disclosed method can lead to enhanced control over the composition and characteristics of the produced aerosol precursor composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gary M. Dull, Thomas H. Poole, Serban C. Moldoveanu, Frank Kelley St. Charles