Patents Assigned to Ardent LLC
  • Publication number: 20210318065
    Abstract: A waterless portable precision heating device includes an ingredient container to contain a food-related, a health-related, or a crafting-related ingredient; a thin heating element configured to surround and contact the ingredient container; an insulation layer configured to surround and contact the heating element; an outer shell surrounding the insulation layer; a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment; at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the device; and a circuit board with a controller that controls the heating of the heating in response to signals received from the at least one sensor indicating whether the product container has reached a threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Patent number: 10871327
    Abstract: A waterless portable precision heating device includes an ingredient container to contain a food-related, a health-related, or a crafting-related ingredient; a thin heating element configured to surround and contact the ingredient container; an insulation layer configured to surround and contact the heating element; an outer shell surrounding the insulation layer; a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment; at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the device; and a circuit board with a controller that controls the heating of the heating in response to signals received from the at least one sensor indicating whether the product container has reached a threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Publication number: 20200278152
    Abstract: An insert for a waterless portable heating device can include multiple containers or shelves arranged in layers for insertion into the device. For example, the insert can have multiple compartments to heat multiple separate ingredients at the same time, e.g., without the ingredients touching each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Publication number: 20200224973
    Abstract: A waterless portable precision heating device includes an ingredient container to contain a food-related, a health-related, or a crafting-related ingredient; a thin heating element configured to surround and contact the ingredient container; an insulation layer configured to surround and contact the heating element; an outer shell surrounding the insulation layer; a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment; at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the device; and a circuit board with a controller that controls the heating of the heating in response to signals received from the at least one sensor indicating whether the product container has reached a threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Patent number: 10710038
    Abstract: A waterless decarboxylation device used to decarboxylate cannabis is described. For example, the device could include a product container to contain an amount of raw cannabis plant material, a heating container configured to surround and contact the product container, a heater in contact with the heating container, a foam layer surrounding the product container and heating container, at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the heating container, a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment, and a controller configured to control power to the heater in response to signals sent from the at least one sensor indicating whether the heating container has reached a threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Publication number: 20180243710
    Abstract: A waterless decarboxylation device used to decarboxylate cannabis is described. For example, the device could include a product container to contain an amount of raw cannabis plant material, a heating container configured to surround and contact the product container, a heater in contact with the heating container, a foam layer surrounding the product container and heating container, at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the heating container, a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment, and a controller configured to control power to the heater in response to signals sent from the at least one sensor indicating whether the heating container has reached a threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay
  • Publication number: 20180125777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sublingual dosage form comprising decarboxylated cannabis plant material, and a dispenser for delivering at least one pharmacologically active cannabinoid from the decarboxylated cannabis plant material contained inside the dispenser into the sublingual cavity of a subject when the dispenser is placed within the subject's sublingual cavity with the decarboxylated cannabis plant material contained therein. Also disclosed are a method and apparatus for preparing the sublingual dosage form, and compositions and kits comprising the sublingual dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Ardent LLC
    Inventor: Shanel A. Lindsay