IP Library Granted Patent US 10,039,413
Granted Patent B1
US 10,039,413 · App. 15/711,242 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Apparatus and method for infusing and dispensing oils

Inventors: Christina Spencer Bellman (Denver, CO); Joseph Alexander Scaglione (Denver, CO)
Assignee: LEVO Oil Infusion, LLC
A47J31/41A23D9/04B01D29/92B01D35/027B01D35/1573B01D35/18B01F15/00175B01F15/00396B01F15/0276B67D3/0061
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Patent No.
US 10,039,413
App. No.
15/711,242
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention pertains in general to an apparatus and method for the infusing, agitation and dispensation of oils in a controlled manner to produce a desired potency of an infusion while remaining below an identified maximum temperature threshold.

Claims (16)

1. A method for creating an infusion comprising:

placing infusion material into a permeable container;

placing said permeable container into a chamber;

filling said chamber with an oil-based solvent;

infusing said solvent with said infusion material;

said step of infusing further comprising churning said solvent and heating said solvent for a predetermined length of time;

terminating said infusing step; and

dispensing said solvent.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said heating said solvent comprises heating said solvent to a temperature no greater than 100° C.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein churning said solvent further comprises limiting a rotational speed of an agitator component to between 70 revolutions per minute (“RPM”) and 90 RPM.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said solvent comprises a solvent selected from the group consisting of: butter, animal fat, and plant based oils.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said infusion material is contained within a prepackaged unit.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of dispensing said solvent comprises actuating a gravity-fed drain device, wherein said step of actuating a gravity-fed drain device changes said gravity-fed drain device from a closed-state to an open-state.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said step of actuating a gravity-fed drain device comprises actuating a pivoting lever,

wherein actuating said pivoting lever to a closed-state comprises the pivoting lever pressing against a deformable tube, deforming said tube to restrict a pathway through said deformable tube,

and wherein actuating said pivoting lever to an open-state comprises said pivoting lever moving away from said deformable tube thereby allowing the pathway to rebound to allow said solvent to flow through said pathway of said deformable tube.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054986 FRAME: 0988. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jan 7, 2022
From: LEVO OIL INFUSION, LLC
To: LEVO OIL INFUSION, INC.
Reel/Frame 059738/0756 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: LEVO OIL INFUSION, LLC
To: LEVO OIL INFUSION, INC.
Reel/Frame 054986/0988 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 046398 FRAME: 0876. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 30, 2018
From: LEVO OIL INFUSION, LLC
To: LEVO OIL INFUSION, LLC
Reel/Frame 047688/0076 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Jun 20, 2018
From: LEVO OIL INFUSION LLC
To: LEVO OIL INFUSION LLC
Reel/Frame 046398/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: CHRISTINA SPENCER BELLMAN; SCAGLIONE, JOSEPH ALEXANDER
To: LEVO OIL INFUSION LLC
Reel/Frame 045562/0648 →
Continuity (1)
Division 15428765 · Feb 9, 2017
Cited By (2)
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