Patents by Inventor Alan Ferraro

Alan Ferraro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10858303
    Abstract: The disclosure includes systems and methods of producing cannabidiol (CBD) isolate. In some embodiments, a method includes dissolving, via an agitated vessel, CBD oil in a solvent to thereby form a slurry comprising CBD isolate and excess solvent, and sending at least a portion of the slurry from the agitated vessel to an agitated Nutsche filter dryer. Some embodiments include pressurizing an internal portion of the agitated Nutsche filter dryer to remove the excess solvent and capture the CBD isolate in a filter of the agitated Nutsche filter dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Ferraro, Bob Edwards
  • Patent number: 10765966
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method of using a biomass extraction and centrifugation system to extract and centrifuge biomass. In some embodiments, the method comprises loading a first portion of biomass into a vessel and loading a first portion of solvent into the vessel, and holding the first portion of biomass and the first portion of solvent in the vessel for a predetermined amount of time, whereby the first portion of biomass and the first portion of solvent define a first slurry of a first cycle. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the method comprises extracting at least a portion of a biomass extraction from the first slurry, and separating, via a centrifuge, the first slurry into a first extract discharge and a first waste discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Heinkel Filtering Systems. Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Ferraro, Bob Edwards
  • Patent number: 10751640
    Abstract: The disclosure includes systems and methods of producing cannabidiol (CBD) isolate. In some embodiments, a method includes dissolving CBD oil in a solvent to thereby form a slurry comprising a CBD isolate and excess solvent. Methods may thereby include separating, via a centrifuge, at least a portion of the CBD isolate from the excess solvent to thereby form a separated batch. Additionally, some embodiments include drying the CBD isolate from the separated batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Ferraro, Bob Edwards
  • Publication number: 20200246721
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method of using a biomass extraction and centrifugation system to extract and centrifuge biomass. In some embodiments, the method comprises loading a first portion of biomass into a vessel and loading a first portion of solvent into the vessel, and holding the first portion of biomass and the first portion of solvent in the vessel for a predetermined amount of time, whereby the first portion of biomass and the first portion of solvent define a first slurry of a first cycle. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the method comprises extracting at least a portion of a biomass extraction from the first slurry, and separating, via a centrifuge, the first slurry into a first extract discharge and a first waste discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Alan Ferraro, Bob Edwards
  • Patent number: 10493377
    Abstract: Many embodiments described herein facilitate continuous biomass extraction and centrifugation. The biomass extraction and centrifugation system may include biomass and solvent feed tanks, a plurality of vessels, and a centrifuge. The biomass and solvent feed tanks may be fluidly coupled to the plurality of vessels, which may in turn be fluidly coupled to the centrifuge. In this manner, the system may be arranged and configured to run in a continuous manner with a substantially constant and repeatable extraction result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Ferraro, Bob Edwards, Thomas Ahrens