Patents by Inventor Michael A. Munsell

Michael A. Munsell 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: 11191282
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to one or more methods comprising heating of a kava product; pressurizing the kava product, electrically pulsing the kava product, homogenizing the kava product or combinations thereof; cooling the kava product; wherein the method is configured to stabilize the kava product against microbiological decomposition or reduce microbial count in order to improve safety and extend shelf life under refrigeration and/or at ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Munsell, Zbigniew Dumienski
  • Publication number: 20210368812
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to one or more methods comprising heating of a kava product; pressurizing the kava product; electrically pulsing the kava product; homogenizing the kava product; cooling the kava product; and packaging of the kava product; wherein the method is configured to stabilize the kava product against microbiological decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Munsell, Zbigniew DUMIENSKI
  • Publication number: 20200253225
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to one or more methods comprising heating of a kava product; pressurizing the kava product, electrically pulsing the kava product, homogenizing the kava product or combinations thereof; cooling the kava product; wherein the method is configured to stabilize the kava product against microbiological decomposition or reduce microbial count in order to improve safety and extend shelf life under refrigeration and/or at ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Munsell, Zbigniew Dumienski
  • Publication number: 20200000135
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a concentrate of a kavalactone and methods for making the same, as well as products containing the concentrate, the concentrate comprising a noble kava comprising kavain, dihydrokavain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, yangonin, and desmethoxyyangonin, wherein the concentrate comprises 10% or more of the kavalactone as measured by HPLC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Munsell
  • Publication number: 20190254324
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a composition comprising an enhanced kava extract, wherein the enhanced kava extract comprises a kava product extracted using a material comprising CO2 and/or ethanol extraction method from a selected part of a kava plant and containing 50% or more of a kavalactone as measured by HPLC, wherein the kava plant is not a wild type kava such that the kava product is safe for human consumption, as well as to the methods of making the composition, and a human edible or drinkable product comprising an enhanced kava extract, and an additive comprising a tetrahydrocannabinol extract, a cannabidiol extract, a hemp extract or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the enhanced kava extract comprises a kava product extracted using a non-organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Munsell
  • Publication number: 20190254325
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a human edible or drinkable product comprising an enhanced kava extract, wherein the enhanced kava extract comprises a kava product extracted using a material comprising CO2 and/or ethanol extraction method from a selected part of a kava plant and containing 50% or more of a kavalactone as measured by HPLC, wherein the kava plant is not a wild type kava such that the kava product is safe for human consumption, wherein the composition further comprises an additive comprising a tetrahydrocannabinol extract, a cannabidiol extract, a hemp extract or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the enhanced kava extract comprises a kava product extracted using a non-organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Munsell
  • Publication number: 20060282852
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an interactive mosaic video channel displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a text box, a background video, and a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell. The video channel can optionally include a barker cell that presents additional video and audio information that can also be selected by the cursor, the plurality of video cells being grouped by genre, a dynamic ticker, and the at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell is the audio associated with that video cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Purpura, David Shanks, Leon Stanger, Michael Munsell, Fergus Doyle, David Feldstein, Carol Patrick, Mitch Jacobs, William Holton, Blair Pettyjohn, Carl Ostrom
  • Patent number: D847049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Michael A. Munsell
  • Patent number: D852689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Michael A. Munsell
  • Patent number: D864810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventor: Michael A. Munsell
  • Patent number: D871984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventor: Michael A. Munsell
  • Patent number: D874366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Michael A. Munsell