# US 10,870,129 B1 · Vapor infusion method and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,129 B1 - Document ID: US10870129B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/450,928 - Filed: 2017-03-06 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-04 - Applicants: Alexander Dragan - Inventors: Alexander Dragan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870129B1 ## CPC - A61M 15/0035: {Piercing means} - B05D 1/40: Distributing applied liquids or other fluent materials by members moving relatively to surface - A61M 11/04: operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised {(air-humidification, e.g. "room humidifiers" F24F6/00)} - A61M 15/0066: {with means for varying the dose size} - A61M 11/007: {Syringe-type or piston-type sprayers or atomisers} - A61M 11/042: {electrical} - A61M 15/0021: {Mouthpieces therefor} - A61M 15/0025: {with caps} - A61M 15/06: Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes - A61M 2207/00: Methods of manufacture, assembly or production - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - B05D: PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G49/02) ## Abstract A method and device are provided that forms a vapor, aerosol, or suspension of a substance or component thereof, the substance or component thereof being a herbal material; passes the vapor, aerosol, or suspension through an edible sorbent; and collects the substance or component thereof on the edible sorbent to provide a food product. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly, comprising: a mesh supporting a herbal substance comprising a substance or component to be ingested that, when heated, forms a vapor, aerosol, or suspension comprising the substance or component to be ingested; a substrate, positioned downstream at a distance from the mesh, comprising one or more fluid pathways for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension flows through the substrate in a first direction; an edible sorbent positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to contact the vapor, aerosol, or suspension passing through the one or more fluid pathways to collect a portion of the substance or component to be ingested on the edible sorbent, the edible sorbent being permeable or semi-permeable to pass the vapor, aerosol, or suspension; an output for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension discharged from the one or more fluid pathways after contact with the edible sorbent, the output being in communication with a bag or inhalation device enabling inhalation of the vapor, aerosol, or suspension by a user; one or more nozzles in fluid communication with the one or more fluid pathways; and a plunger in fluid communication with the one or more nozzles, configured to force a liquid solvent through the one or more nozzles while the edible solvent is positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to inject the solvent along the one or more fluid pathways in a second direction to contact the edible sorbent comprising the collected portion of the substance or component to be ingested and provide a food product, wherein the first and second directions are transverse to each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is a vapor, wherein the herbal substance is one or more of cannabis and tobacco, wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene and further comprising a heat source, the heat source being positioned near the near the mesh to heat the herbal substance. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, wherein the mesh is a screen positioned between the heat source and the substrate, wherein the output is positioned on an opposing side of the screen from the heat source, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the output comprises a mouthpiece for a user that enables the user to ingest the discharged vapor, aerosol, or suspension. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is an aerosol or suspension, wherein the herbal substance is one or more of cannabis and tobacco, and wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine and a cannabinoid. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The assembly of claim 4, wherein the one or more nozzles are at an end of one or more needles, wherein the edible sorbent is at least partially enclosed in a container, the container being supported in the one or more fluid pathways, and wherein the one or more needles are in fluid communication with the interior of the container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly of claim 5, wherein the edible sorbent is in a sorbent receptacle in fluid communication with the one or more needles, the one or more fluid pathways, and the output. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The assembly of claim 6, wherein the liquid solvent is one or more of coconut oil, olive oil, and canola oil and further comprising a receptacle for the solvent. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the plunger comprises a hollow interior formed by a body member of the plunger and a lid member engaging the body member. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a mesh supporting a herbal substance comprising a substance or component to be ingested that, when heated, forms a vapor, aerosol, or suspension comprising the substance or component to be ingested, the herbal substance being one or more of tobacco and cannabis; a substrate, positioned downstream of the mesh, comprising one or more fluid pathways for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension flows through the substrate in a first direction; an edible sorbent positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to contact the vapor, aerosol, or suspension passing through the one or more fluid pathways to collect a portion of the substance or component to be ingested on the edible sorbent, the substance or component being one or more of nicotine and a cannabinoid and the edible sorbent being permeable or semi-permeable to pass the vapor, aerosol, or suspension; an output for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension discharged from the one or more fluid pathways after contact with the edible sorbent, the output being in communication with a bag or inhalation device enabling inhalation of the vapor, aerosol, or suspension by a user; one or more nozzles in fluid communication with the one or more fluid pathways; and a plunger, in fluid communication with the one or more nozzles, configured to force a liquid solvent through the one or more nozzles while the edible solvent is positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to inject the solvent along the one or more fluid pathways to contact the edible sorbent comprising the collected portion of the substance or component to be ingested to provide a food product, wherein the first and second directions are transverse to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is a vapor, wherein the component is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene, wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and further comprising a heat source, the heat source being positioned near the input to heat the herbal substance. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein mesh comprises a screen positioned between a heat source and the output, wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the output comprises a mouthpiece for a user that enables the user to ingest the discharged vapor, aerosol, or suspension. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is an aerosol or suspension, and wherein the input comprises one or more nozzles to provide a liquid solvent stream. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more nozzles are at an end of one or more needles, wherein the edible sorbent is at least partially enclosed in a container, the container being supported in the one or more fluid pathways, wherein the one or more needles are in fluid communication with the interior of the container, and wherein the substance is in a sorbent receptacle in fluid communication with the one or more needles, the one or more fluid pathways, and the output. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the solvent is forced through the one or more fluid pathways when a user displaces the plunger towards the nozzles. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the plunger comprises a hollow interior formed by a body member of the plunger and a lid member engaging the body member, wherein the solvent is one or more of coconut oil, olive oil, and canola oil and further comprising a receptacle for the solvent. ### Claim 16 A apparatus, comprising: a mesh supporting a herbal substance comprising a substance or component to be ingested that, when heated, forms a vapor, aerosol, or suspension comprising the substance or component to be ingested, the substance or component to be ingested being one or more of tobacco and cannabis; a substrate, positioned downstream at a distance from the mesh, comprising one or more fluid pathways for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension flows through the substrate in a first direction; an edible sorbent positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to contact the vapor, aerosol, or suspension passing through the one or more fluid pathways to collect a portion of the substance or component to be ingested on the edible sorbent, the component being one or more of nicotine and a cannabinoid, the edible sorbent being permeable or semi-permeable to pass the vapor, aerosol, or suspension; an output for the vapor, aerosol, or suspension discharged from the one or more fluid pathways after contact with the edible sorbent, the output being in communication with a bag or inhalation device enabling inhalation of the vapor, aerosol, or suspension by a user; one or more nozzles in fluid communication with the one or more fluid pathways; and a plunger, in fluid communication with the one or more nozzles, configured to force a liquid solvent through the one or more nozzles while the edible solvent is positioned in the one or more fluid pathways to inject the solvent along the one or more fluid pathways in a second direction to contact the edible sorbent comprising the collected portion of the substance or component to be ingested to provide a food product, wherein the first and second directions are transverse to each other; and wherein: the liquid solvent is forced through the one or more fluid pathways when a user displaces the plunger towards the nozzles, the plunger comprises a hollow interior formed by a body member of the plunger and a lid member engaging the body member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is a vapor, wherein the substance or component to be ingested is one or more of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, and cannabichromene, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and further comprising a heat source, the heat source being positioned near the mesh to heat the herbal substance. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the mesh is a screen positioned between the heat source and the output, and wherein the output comprises a mouthpiece for a user that enables the user to ingest the discharged vapor, aerosol, or suspension. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the vapor, aerosol, or suspension is an aerosol or suspension, wherein the sorbent comprises an organic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of cellulose, protein-based polymers, hydrocolloid polymers, polypeptide polymers, lipid polymers, or other edible polymers and composites thereof in the form of a permeable and porous matrix or an inorganic and non-hazardous material selected from the group consisting essentially of silica, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the solvent is one or more of coconut oil, olive oil, and canola oil and further comprising a receptacle for the solvent. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more nozzles are at an end of one or more needles, wherein the edible sorbent is at least partially enclosed in a container, the container being supported in the one or more fluid pathways, wherein the one or more needles are in fluid communication with the interior of the container, and wherein the substance is in a sorbent receptacle in fluid communication with the one or more needles, the one or more fluid pathways, and the output.