Patents by Inventor Ryan Delmoral Ko

Ryan Delmoral Ko 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).

  • Publication number: 20210379507
    Abstract: A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Krupal Devendra Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Aston Hughes, Ivan Jason Casselman
  • Patent number: 11097204
    Abstract: A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Devendra Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Aston Hughes, Ivan Jason Casselman
  • Publication number: 20200398183
    Abstract: A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Krupal Devendra Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Aston Hughes, Ivan Jason Casselman
  • Patent number: 10792584
    Abstract: A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Devendra Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Aston Hughes, Ivan Jason Casselman
  • Patent number: 10780442
    Abstract: Cannabis plant material is gently ground, mixed with chilled water and then agitated. The trichomes, being made brittle by the lowered temperature of the water, fall off the plant material during agitation. The mixture is then filtered in multiple stages to obtain the trichomes in different size fractions, which are collected separately and then dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Pal, Thomas Adam Ulanowski, Ivan Casselman, Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Publication number: 20200261824
    Abstract: Cannabis plant material is gently ground, mixed with chilled water and then agitated. The trichomes, being made brittle by the lowered temperature of the water, fall off the plant material during agitation. The mixture is then filtered in multiple stages to obtain the trichomes in different size fractions, which are collected separately and then dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Krupal Pal, Thomas Adam Ulanowski, Ivan Casselman, Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Patent number: 10646793
    Abstract: Refrigerated solvent is fed through a cooling jacket around an essential element extraction vessel. After circulating through the cooling jacket, the solvent is re-chilled and at least some of the solvent is passed into the extraction vessel, in which essential elements dissolve into the solvent. Downstream of the extraction vessel, after adsorbent media treatment, the extracted oil and solvent mixture is filtered, in a chilled state, through one or more filtration units. A filtration unit may be a system of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size sealed and insulated from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the oil and solvent through the filters. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Publication number: 20200086229
    Abstract: Concentrated cannabis extract is obtained from raw cannabis plant material using a mixed solvent extraction process. The cannabis is soaked and agitated in a chilled mixture of butane, propane and isobutane. After removing the solid plant material, the remaining solvent mixture, now with dissolved extracts, is heated to remove the solvents. The remaining, viscous oil is then heated in a vacuum oven to purge the traces of solvent and result in a brittle shatter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Hughes
  • Patent number: 10569189
    Abstract: A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Devendra Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Aston Hughes, Ivan Jason Casselman
  • Publication number: 20200047081
    Abstract: Refrigerated solvent is fed through a cooling jacket around an essential element extraction vessel. After circulating through the cooling jacket, the solvent is re-chilled and at least some of the solvent is passed into the extraction vessel, in which essential elements dissolve into the solvent. Downstream of the extraction vessel, after adsorbent media treatment, the extracted oil and solvent mixture is filtered, in a chilled state, through one or more filtration units. A filtration unit may be a system of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size sealed and insulated from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the oil and solvent through the filters. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Patent number: 10478747
    Abstract: Refrigerated solvent is fed through a cooling jacket around an essential element extraction vessel. After circulating through the cooling jacket, the solvent is re-chilled and at least some of the solvent is passed into the extraction vessel, in which essential elements dissolve into the solvent. Downstream of the extraction vessel, after adsorbent media treatment, the extracted oil and solvent mixture is filtered, in a chilled state, through one or more filtration units. A filtration unit may be a system of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size sealed and insulated from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the oil and solvent through the filters. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Patent number: 10413843
    Abstract: Raw plant material is mixed with ethanol under pressure to extract essential elements. The resulting crude oil and ethanol with the dissolved essential elements is separated from the raw plant material and filtered to remove particulates, waxes, lipids, fats and dissolved impurities. The ethanol is then evaporated from the resulting mixture of crude oil and ethanol, and the remaining crude oil then undergoes decarboxylation and distillation to obtain the essential elements. The ethanol may be chilled before adding it to the raw plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Hughes
  • Patent number: 10406453
    Abstract: Raw cannabis plant material is mixed with ethanol and spun-dry to extract cannabinoids. The ethanol may be chilled before adding it to the raw cannabis plant material, and a non-polar solvent stage may be used to increase the yield of the extraction. The resulting crude oil and ethanol with the dissolved cannabinoids is separated from the raw cannabis plant material and filtered to remove particulates, waxes, lipids, fats and dissolved impurities. The ethanol is then evaporated from the resulting mixture of oil and ethanol, and the remaining oil then undergoes brine-washing, decarboxylation and distillation to obtain the cannabinoids and other desirable volatile phytochemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Hughes, Krupal Pal, Alexzander Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 10399005
    Abstract: A series of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size is sealed from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the liquid to be filtered through the filters. The filter stages are thermally insulated from ambient temperatures in order to maintain the liquid passing through at a reduced temperature. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge, allowing it to be changed without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Publication number: 20190192992
    Abstract: A series of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size is sealed from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the liquid to be filtered through the filters. The filter stages are thermally insulated from ambient temperatures in order to maintain the liquid passing through at a reduced temperature. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge, allowing it to be changed without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Publication number: 20190143246
    Abstract: Refrigerated solvent is fed through a cooling jacket around an essential element extraction vessel. After circulating through the cooling jacket, the solvent is re-chilled and at least some of the solvent is passed into the extraction vessel, in which essential elements dissolve into the solvent. Downstream of the extraction vessel, after adsorbent media treatment, the extracted oil and solvent mixture is filtered, in a chilled state, through one or more filtration units. A filtration unit may be a system of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size sealed and insulated from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the oil and solvent through the filters. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Delmoral Ko
  • Publication number: 20190099695
    Abstract: Raw plant material is mixed with ethanol under pressure to extract essential elements. The resulting crude oil and ethanol with the dissolved essential elements is separated from the raw plant material and filtered to remove particulates, waxes, lipids, fats and dissolved impurities. The ethanol is then evaporated from the resulting mixture of crude oil and ethanol, and the remaining crude oil then undergoes decarboxylation and distillation to obtain the essential elements. The ethanol may be chilled before adding it to the raw plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190099696
    Abstract: Raw cannabis plant material is mixed with ethanol and spun-dry to extract cannabinoids. The ethanol may be chilled before adding it to the raw cannabis plant material, and a non-polar solvent stage may be used to increase the yield of the extraction. The resulting crude oil and ethanol with the dissolved cannabinoids is separated from the raw cannabis plant material and filtered to remove particulates, waxes, lipids, fats and dissolved impurities. The ethanol is then evaporated from the resulting mixture of oil and ethanol, and the remaining oil then undergoes brine-washing, decarboxylation and distillation to obtain the cannabinoids and other desirable volatile phytochemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Delmoral Ko, Brock Hughes, Krupal Pal, Alexzander Samuelsson
  • Patent number: D922457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Peter Kopic, Ian Parker
  • Patent number: D923069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Krupal Pal, Ryan Delmoral Ko, Peter Kopic, Ian Parker