Hydrophilic substance dispensing device

Abstract

A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon including a body having at least one surface area enhancer and at least one hydrophilic substance deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer, to form a coated surface enhancer, and the body. The hydrophilic substance deposited includes a high intensity sweetener, a nutritive sweetener, a flavoring agent, a drug substance, a vitamin, a mineral, and mixtures thereof.

1 . A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon comprising 
 a body having at least one surface area enhancer and    at least one hydrophilic substance deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer, to form a coated surface enhancer, and the body.    
     
     
         2 . A device of  claim 1 , wherein the coated surface area enhancer is selected from the group consisting of a crack, a fissure, a crevice, a protrusion, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         3 . A device of  claim 1 , wherein the body has an interior and an exterior and the coated surface area enhancer is located on the interior, the exterior or both.  
     
     
         4 . A device of  claim 1 , wherein the coated surface area enhancer is located on an exterior of the body.  
     
     
         5 . A device of  claim 4 , wherein the coated surface area enhancer is selected from the group consisting of a surface crack, a fissure, a crevice, a protrusion, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         6 . A device of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a first end portion and a second end portion and the first end portion, the second end portion, or both contain the coated surface area enhancer.  
     
     
         7 . A device of  claim 6 , wherein the coated surface enhancer is selected from the group consisting of a capillary, an internal crack, a bore, a fenestra, a slit, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         8 . A device of  claim 1  wherein the body is hydrophilic.  
     
     
         9 . A device of  claim 1  wherein the hydrophilic substance is selected from the group consisting of a high intensity sweetener, a nutritive sweetener, a flavoring agent, a drug substance, a vitamin, a mineral, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         10 . A device of  claim 9 , wherein the hydrophilic substance is selected from the group consisting of a flavoring agent, a high intensity sweetener, a nutritive sweetener, a flavoring agent, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         11 . A device of  claim 10 , wherein the high intensity sweetener is selected from the group consisting of aspartame, neotame, acesulfame, saccharin, neohesperidin, thaumatin, neohesperidin, stevia, hernandulcin, monellin, mogroside, brazzein, sucralose extract of  Dioscorophyllum cumminsii,  and extract of the fruit of  Pentadiplandra brazzeana.    
     
     
         12 . A device of  claim 11 , wherein the high intensity sweetener is sucralose.  
     
     
         13 . A device of  claim 10 , wherein the nutritive sweetener is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, lactose, trehalose, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         14 . A device of  claim 10 , wherein the drug substance is selected from the group consisting of acetaminophen, famotidine, chlorpheniramine, pseudoephedrine, dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine, brompheniramine, clemastine, phenylpropanolamine, terfenadine, astemizole, loratadine, loperamide, loperamide-N-oxide, ranitidine, cimetidine, tramadol, cisapride, acetylsalicylic acid, doxylamine succinate, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         15 . A device of  claim 10 , wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of coffee, cocoa, tea, vanillin, butter, butterscotch, tea, orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, almond, walnut, pecan, caramel, chocolate, licorice, strawberry, banana, peach, grape, plum, cherry, blueberry, pineapple, elderberry, currant, cranberry, lingonberry, watermelon, bubblegum, cantaloupe, mango, guava, kiwi, papaya, coconut, mint, spearmint, anise, caraway, cardoman, cinnamon, ginger, cream, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         16 . (canceled)  
     
     
         17 . A device of  claim 9 , wherein the high intensity sweetener, the nutritive sweetener or both provide a sweetness equivalent of from about 1 to about 3 teaspoons of sucrose to the liquid.  
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the high intensity sweetener has a bulk density of more than about 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter.  
     
     
         19 . A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon comprising an elongated body having at least one surface area enhancer and sucralose deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer and the body.  
     
     
         20 . A device of  claim 1 , wherein sucralose is deposited in an amount to provide a sweetness equivalent of from about 1 to about 3 teaspoons of sucrose to the liquid.