Method of preparing a single-serve beverage container containing cannabis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for delivering medical cannabis, such as smoking, face challenges in ensuring proper dosage due to individual variability and stigma, and lack of consistency in active ingredient delivery.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the preparation of single-serve containers for use in brewing machines, where cannabis is decarboxylated and pulverized, then combined with a lipid-rich extraction agent, allowing for consistent and controlled extraction of cannabinoids into a beverage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If smoking is used to deliver active ingredients in cannabis, then decarboxylation can be achieved, but dosage consistency and reliability are compromised due to individual variability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the cannabis delivery system into pre-measured single-serve units (capsules or cartridges), each containing a precisely dosed amount of decarboxylated cannabis. This segmentation eliminates the need for users to manually control smoking parameters, as each unit is designed to deliver a consistent dose through standardized consumption methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The cannabis is pre-decarboxylated and pre-dosed during manufacturing before being sealed in single-serve containers. This preliminary action ensures that the active ingredients are activated and measured correctly in advance, removing the decarboxylation step from user operations and guaranteeing dosage consistency regardless of individual smoking techniques.
2Reliability
If smoking is used for cannabis delivery, then active cannabinoids can be activated, but health concerns and stigma increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the combustion-based smoking mechanism with alternative delivery systems such as vaporization, tinctures, or oral ingestion methods. This substitution maintains the activation of cannabinoids through controlled heating or chemical extraction while eliminating the harmful effects and social stigma associated with smoking, thereby preserving medical efficacy without the associated health risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary substances or delivery mechanisms (such as carrier oils, edibles, or vaporization fluids) that mediate between the cannabis and the user. These intermediaries allow for controlled delivery of active cannabinoids without requiring direct combustion, thus reducing harmful factors while maintaining therapeutic benefits.
3Reliability
If precise dosage control is implemented in cannabis delivery, then reliability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention achieves precise dosage control through physical segmentation of cannabis into pre-measured single-serve units during manufacturing. Each capsule or cartridge contains an exact amount of decarboxylated cannabis, eliminating the need for complex dosing mechanisms in the end-use device. The complexity is shifted to the manufacturing process rather than the consumer device.
Solution Approach 2:
Dosage precision is achieved through preliminary measurement and preparation during manufacturing, where cannabis is accurately weighed, decarboxylated, and portioned into individual units before sealing. This advance preparation ensures reliable dosing without requiring complex control systems in the delivery device itself.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method provides a consistent and controlled delivery of cannabinoids, overcoming dosage variability and stigma issues, with the ability to produce beverages containing active cannabis compounds efficiently.
Implementation Method 1
Acidic cannabinoids, such as THCA and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) may be converted to more active cannabinoids, through a process known as decarboxylation. For example, THCA is converted to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) through decarboxylation.
Implementation Method 2
The heat generated during smoking decarboxylates the inactive cannabinoids, such as THCA, into the active form, such as THC.
Implementation Method 3
adding, to the single-serve container, an amount of a lipid-rich food-based extraction agent
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AI summary
Single-serve containers for use in brewing a cannabis-based beverage are described, as are methods for preparing a single-serve container configured for receipt in a single- serve brewing machine. The method includes: adding a processed cannabis product to the single-serve container; adding, to the single-serve container, at least one of an extraction or flavoring agent; and sealing the single-serve container.