Patents by Inventor Geoffrey R. Kinney

Geoffrey R. Kinney 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: 10166490
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting organic compounds from plant materials using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide is described. The apparatus has a sealable pressure chamber into which carbon dioxide dry ice and the plant materials are inserted, the pressure chamber, once sealed, self-pressurizing as the container and contents are warmed to a chosen temperature, converting the solid CO2 to liquid, or to a super-critical fluid as the temperature and pressure are raised above the Critical Point. The chamber can be rotated when subcritical CO2 liquid is employed to improve mixing between the liquid and the plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventors: Lisa F. Kinney, Geoffrey R. Kinney, Peter Robinson, Scott A. Morton
  • Patent number: 10166491
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting organic compounds from plant materials using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide is described. The apparatus has a sealable pressure chamber into which carbon dioxide dry ice and the plant materials are inserted, the pressure chamber, once sealed, self-pressurizing as the container and contents are warmed to a chosen temperature, converting the solid CO2 to liquid, or to a super-critical fluid as the temperature and pressure are raised above the Critical Point. The chamber can be rotated when subcritical CO2 liquid is employed to improve mixing between the liquid and the plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventors: Lisa F. Kinney, Geoffrey R. Kinney, Peter Robinson, Scott A. Morton
  • Publication number: 20170015936
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting organic compounds from plant materials using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide is described. The apparatus has a sealable pressure chamber into which carbon dioxide dry ice and the plant materials are inserted, the pressure chamber, once sealed, self-pressurizing as the container and contents are warmed to a chosen temperature, converting the solid CO2 to liquid, or to a super-critical fluid as the temperature and pressure are raised above the Critical Point. The chamber can be rotated when subcritical CO2 liquid is employed to improve mixing between the liquid and the plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa F. Kinney, Geoffrey R. Kinney, Peter Robinson, Scott A. Morton
  • Publication number: 20170015937
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting organic compounds from plant materials using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide is described. The apparatus has a sealable pressure chamber into which carbon dioxide dry ice and the plant materials are inserted, the pressure chamber, once sealed, self-pressurizing as the container and contents are warmed to a chosen temperature, converting the solid CO2 to liquid, or to a super-critical fluid as the temperature and pressure are raised above the Critical Point. The chamber can be rotated when subcritical CO2 liquid is employed to improve mixing between the liquid and the plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa F. Kinney, Geoffrey R. Kinney, Peter Robinson, Scott A. Morton