IP Library Granted Patent US 9,480,647
Granted Patent B2
US 9,480,647 · App. 14/731,675 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Single serve beverage pod containing cannabis

Inventors: Ronald Stuart Benson (Toronto, CA); Peter Hobbes (Oakville, CA); Claudio Gemmiti (Toronto, CA); Ilana Deborah Platt (North York, CA)
Assignees: CannTrust Inc.; Club Coffee L.P.
A61K9/0095A61J1/00A61J1/1443A61K36/185B65B7/2842B65B29/02B65D85/8046
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Patent No.
US 9,480,647
App. No.
14/731,675
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Single-serve containers for use in brewing a cannabis -based beverage are described, as are methods for preparing a single-serve container configured for receipt in a single-serve brewing machine. The method includes: adding a processed cannabis product to the single-serve container; adding, to the single-serve container, at least one of an extraction or flavoring agent; and sealing the single-serve container.

Claims (44)

1. A method of preparing a single-serve container configured for receipt in a single-serve brewing machine, the method comprising:

processing cannabis by pulverizing the cannabis to a particle size that is less than a threshold and by heating the cannabis at a sufficient temperature and for a sufficient time period to decarboxylate the cannabis , the threshold being one millimeter or less than one millimeter;

adding the processed cannabis to the single-serve container;

adding, to the single-serve container, an effective amount of a lipid-rich food-based extraction agent, wherein the extraction agent is in the form of a powder, is solid at room temperature and provides at least 0.9 grams of fat in the container; and

sealing the single-serve container.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the food-based extraction agent is selected from a group consisting of:

milk powder;

powdered coconut flakes;

quinoa flour;

powdered dairy creamer;

powdered non-dairy creamer;

cocoa powder;

chocolate powder;

powdered flax meal; and

almond flour.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein heating the cannabis comprises:

heating the cannabis in an oven.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature is between 120 and 140 degrees Celsius and the time period is in the range of 30 to 60 minutes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein pulverizing comprises passing pulverized cannabis through a sieve, the sieve configured to filter out cannabis having a particle size greater than the threshold, and wherein adding the processed cannabis to the single-serve container comprises adding only the cannabis having a particle size less than the threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding, to the single-serve container, a flavoring agent, and wherein the flavoring agent is one of: tea, coffee, chocolate, latte, or cappuccino.

7. A single-serve container for use with a single-serve brewing machine, the single-serve container comprising a body portion having an open end and a membrane covering the open end of the body portion, the membrane and the body portion defining a cavity, the single-serve container prepared by performing the steps of:

processing cannabis by pulverizing the cannabis to a particle size that is less than a threshold and by heating the cannabis at a sufficient temperature and for a sufficient time period to decarboxylate the cannabis , the threshold being one none millimeter or less than one millimeter;

adding the processed cannabis within the cavity;

adding, to the cavity, an effective amount of a lipid-rich food-based extraction agent, wherein the extraction agent is in the form of a powder, is solid at room temperature and provides at least 0.9 grams of fat in the container; and

sealing the single-serve container with the membrane.

8. The single-serve container of claim 7 , wherein the body portion is rigid, the single-serve container further comprising a filter disposed within the cavity, and wherein the cannabis is located within a cavity defined by the membrane and the filter.

9. The single-serve container of claim 7 , wherein the body portion is permeable and acts as both a filter and a housing for the container.

10. The single-serve container of claim 7 , wherein the food-based extraction agent is selected from a group consisting of:

milk powder;

powdered coconut flakes;

quinoa flour;

powdered dairy creamer;

powdered non dairy creamer;

cocoa powder;

chocolate powder;

powdered flax meal; and

almond flour.

11. The single-serve container of claim 7 , further comprising adding a flavoring agent located within the cavity, and wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group of:

tea;

coffee;

chocolate;

flavoured coffee;

latte; or

cappuccino.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2018
From: CLUB COFFEE L.P.
To: SINGLE DOSE SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 046533/0330 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2016
From: PLATT, ILANA DEBORAH
To: CANNTRUST INC.
Reel/Frame 039884/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2016
From: GEMMITI, CLAUDIO
To: CLUB COFFEE L.P.
Reel/Frame 039884/0358 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2015
From: BENSON, RONALD STUART
To: CANNMEDICA PHARMA INC.
Reel/Frame 035794/0697 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2015
From: HOBBES, PETER
To: CLUB COFFEE L.P.
Reel/Frame 035794/0772 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 5, 2015
From: CANNMEDICA PHARMA INC.
To: CANNTRUST INC.
Reel/Frame 035807/0174 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62008853 · Jun 6, 2014
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