IP Library Granted Patent US 10,737,198
Granted Patent B2
US 10,737,198 · App. 16/255,157 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Cannabis products modified by removing volatile organic compounds and adding volatile unsaturated hydrocarbons

Inventor: Vincent C. Lombardi (Reno, NV)
Assignee: HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
B01D11/0492A61K36/185A61P1/08B01D11/0288C07B63/00C07C37/80C11B1/10A61K2236/37B01D11/0296B01D2257/70C07C39/19C07C65/03C07D311/78
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Patent No.
US 10,737,198
App. No.
16/255,157
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Purified and modified Cannabis products and methods for producing the same. The purified Cannabis product comprises substantially no volatile organic compounds while retaining Total Potential cannabinoid content. The modified Cannabis product comprises a purified Cannabis product modified by at least one added volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon. The modified Cannabis product is formed by extracting a volatile organic compound from a Cannabis raw material to form a purified Cannabis product, and then adding the at least one volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon to the purified Cannabis product to form the modified Cannabis product and cause an enhanced user experience during combustion and inhalation of the modified Cannabis product.

Claims (39)

1. A purified Cannabis product comprising:

cannabinoids; and

substantially no volatile organic compounds,

wherein the purified Cannabis product is formed by selectively extracting the volatile organic compounds from a Cannabis raw plant material to form the purified Cannabis product,

substantially all of a naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content in the raw plant material is retained in the purified Cannabis product after the extraction, and

substantially all of a naturally occurring physical structure of the Cannabis product is retained in the purified Cannabis product after the extraction so that the purified Cannabis product can be combusted and inhaled in a manner similar to a naturally occurring Cannabis product under similar conditions.

2. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds include an essential oil compound and a terpene compound.

3. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds include an essential oil compound and a terpenoid compound.

4. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted by passing steam over the Cannabis raw plant material.

5. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , Wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted by volatizing the volatile organic compounds of the Cannabis raw plant material under at least one of reduced atmospheric pressure and increased temperature.

6. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted with an organic liquid.

7. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted with a non-organic liquid.

8. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through expression of the Cannabis raw plant material.

9. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through absolute oil extraction of the Cannabis raw plant material.

10. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through resin tapping of the Cannabis raw plant material.

11. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through cold pressing of the Cannabis raw plant material.

12. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through selective breeding of the Cannabis raw plant material.

13. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the volatile organic compounds are selectively extracted through genetic modification of the Cannabis raw plant material.

14. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the Cannabis raw plant material is Marijuana.

15. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 14 , wherein the naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content is a naturally occurring potential THC content.

16. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 1 , wherein the Cannabis raw plant material is Hemp.

17. The purified Cannabis product according to claim 16 , wherein the naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content is a naturally occurring potential CBD content.

18. A method for producing a purified Cannabis product, the method comprising:

selectively extracting volatile organic compounds from a Cannabis raw plant material to form the purified Cannabis product,

wherein the purified Cannabis product retains substantially all of a naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content in the raw plant material after the extraction.

19. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein the selectively extracting the volatile organic compounds from the Cannabis raw plant material includes steam extraction.

20. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein the selectively extracting the volatile organic compounds from the Cannabis raw plant material includes vacuum desiccation extraction.

21. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein the volatile organic compounds include at least one selected from the group consisting of terpenes, hemiterpenes, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, sesterterpenes, triterpenes, sesquarterpenes, tetraterpenes, and polyterpenes.

22. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein the volatile organic compounds include at least one selected from the group consisting of terpenes, isoprene, α-pinene, β-pinene, Δ3-carene, d-limonene, camphene, myrcene, β-phellandrene, sabinene, α-terpinene, ocimene, α-thujene, terpinolene, and γ-terpinene.

23. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein an amount of the volatile organic compounds extracted from the Cannabis raw plant material is in a range of 50% to 100%, by mass %.

24. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein an amount of the volatile organic compounds extracted from the Cannabis raw plant material is in a range of 70% to 99.9%, by mass %.

25. The method for producing a purified Cannabis product according to claim 18 , wherein substantially all of the volatile organic compounds are extracted from the Cannabis raw plant material.

26. A purified Cannabis product comprising cannabinoids and substantially no terpenes, the product formed by selectively extracting volatile organic compounds from a Cannabis raw plant material to form the purified Cannabis product,

wherein substantially all of a naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content in the raw plant material is retained in the purified Cannabis product after the extraction.

27. A modified Cannabis product comprising cannabinoids and at least one volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon, the product formed by:

extracting a volatile organic compound from a Cannabis raw plant material to form a purified Cannabis product;

then adding the at least one volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon to the purified Cannabis product to form the modified Cannabis product,

wherein the at least one volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon is different than the volatile organic compound, and

wherein substantially all of a naturally occurring potential cannabinoid content in the raw plant material is retained in the purified Cannabis product after the extraction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: LOMBARDI, VINCENT C
To: HIGH SIERRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62620726 · Jan 23, 2018
Provisional Application 62633478 · Feb 21, 2018
Related Publication 20190232194A1 · Aug 1, 2019
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