Patents

METHOD OF IMPROVING THE GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OUTPUT OF PLANTS OF THE FAMILY CANNABACEAE SENSU STRICTO (Cannabis)  

U.S. Patent 9,622,426

Filed: October 4, 2013; Granted: April 18, 2017 

A method (COLD-GROW™) of improving the growth of plants belonging to the family Cannabaceae sensu stricto by selecting the gas mixture and plant nutrient solution temperature independently of the other; and providing a plant nutrient solution to gas mixture temperature differential of approximately 0 °F or of at least approximately 15 °F during different phases of plant development, in order to change the plant development to improve a desired plant organ for industrial, scientific, and medical purposes. 

Infection of plants by Pythium, Fusarium, Verticillium, and Rhizoctonia are treated or prevented by selecting a gas mixture temperature that is approximately 65 to 85 °F and a plant nutrient solution temperature that is approximately 35 to 65 °F.

METHOD OF IMPROVING THE GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OUTPUT OF PLANTS OF THE FAMILY CANNABACEAE SENSU STRICTO (Humulus)

U.S. Patent 10,631,479

Filed: March 10, 2017; Granted: April 28, 2020 · Expired April 28, 2024 (maintenance fee not paid)

A method (COLD-GROW™) of improving the growth of plants belonging to the family Cannabaceae sensu stricto by providing a plant nutrient solution about the plant roots and a gas mixture circulating about the plant shoot; by selecting the gas mixture and plant nutrient solution temperature independently of the other; and providing a plant nutrient solution to gas mixture temperature differential during different phases of plant development in order to change the plant development to improve a desired plant organ for industrial, scientific, and medical purposes. Infection of plants by Pythium, Fusarium, Verticillium, and Rhizoctonia are treated or prevented by selecting a gas mixture temperature that is approximately 65 to 85 °F and a plant nutrient solution temperature that is approximately 35 to 65 °F.

Cultivation Systems and Methods for Improvement of Plant Bast Fibers OF PLANTS FROM THE FAMILY CANNABACEAE SENSU STRICTO

U.S. Patent 11,957,086

Filed: March 16, 2022; Granted: April 16, 2024 · In force · Term ends October 4, 2033 (subject to maintenance fees and a terminal disclaimer)

Systems and methods (COLD-GROW™ for BAST™) relating to utilizing plant shoot-to-root temperature differentials alone or in conjunction with gas mixture humidity about a plant shoot to improve plant family Cannabaceae S.S. bast fiber growth; the timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development utilized to modify and improve plant bast fibers for industrial, scientific, and medical use.

Preventing Treating And Eliminating Infection And Infestation Of Plantae In Sensu Lato By Pathogens And Pests

U.S. Patent Application Pub. 2020/0315114 

Filed: June 21, 2020 (On Appeal at the PTAB)

A method and system (COLD-KILL™) relating to utilizing plant shoot to root temperature differentials and gas mixture humidity to prevent, treat, control, or eradicate infection by plant pathogens and/or infestation by plant pests. The timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development may be utilized to prevent, treat, control, and/or eradicate plant pathogens and/or plant pests; and, thereby improve plant growth for industrial, scientific, and medical purposes and uses.

Cultivation Systems and Methods for Improvement of Bast Fibers of Plants

U.S. Patent 12,520,782

Filed: January 18, 2024; Granted: January 13, 2026

Systems and methods (COLD-GROW™ for BAST™) relating to utilizing plant shoot-to-root temperature differentials alone or in conjunction with gas mixture humidity about a plant shoot to improve plant bast fiber growth of flax, jute, kenaf, and ramie; the timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development utilized to modify and improve plant bast fibers for industrial, scientific, and medical use.

Cultivation Systems and Methods for Improvement of Bast Fibers from Hemp, Flax, Jute, Kenaf, and Ramie Plants 

U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 19/395,478

Filed: November 20, 2025

Systems and methods (COLD-GROW™ for BAST™) relating to utilizing plant shoot-to-root temperature differentials alone or in conjunction with gas mixture humidity about a plant shoot to improve plant bast fiber growth of hemp, flax, jute, kenaf, and ramie; the timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development utilized to modify and improve plant bast fibers for industrial, scientific, and medical use.

CANNABINOID FORMULATION FOR THE SEDATION OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL

U.S. Patent 9,585,867 

Filed: August 6, 2015; Granted: March 7, 2017 · Expired March 7, 2025 (maintenance fee not paid)

A method of humanely incapacitating or immobilizing a human or animal by providing a formulation including a cannabinoid rendering a recipient incapacitated or immobilized within a short period of time, and a delivery means which doses the recipient with the formulation resulting in a tetrahydrocannabinol blood level of above at least approximately 1-250 milligrams per milliliter of whole blood for incapacitation, or at least approximately 250-500 milligrams per milliliter of whole blood immobilization, and below a dosage which causes irreparable harm to or the death of the recipient. Providing a delivery means to induce an incapacitating or immobilizing dose at a distance. Providing a formulation including an antipsychotic to prevent or mitigate any violent psychosis of the recipient. Providing a formulation which induces a lethal cannabinoid blood level in the recipient which causes the death of the recipient within a humane period of time after formulation administration.

Ballistic Delivery Method and System for Injectable Formulations

U.S. Patent 12,656,092

Filed: October 5, 2021; Granted: June 16, 2026

A system and method of humanely dosing a human or animal with a formulation at a distance. A system capable of dosing a recipient with a formulation having a mass between 10 and 500 grains propelled at low-to-medium ballistic velocities (300 to 800 feet per second) and with medium-to-long range ballistic accuracy (10 to over 100 yards) without causing serious physical harm to, nor the death of, the recipient.