U.S. Patent No. 10,206,963 B2 (‘963) issued on January 15, 2019, for “Topical Medicinal Gel.” It was issued to applicants/inventors Joan McMahon of Midland, Michigan and Stephanie House of Merrill, Michigan. The ‘963 patent discloses a process for a topical composition containing cannabis. The novel aspect is rather than containing a greasy emollient like olive oil or coconut oil, the claimed invention is a new decarboxylated composition including cannabis oil. The claims are directed to the method to produce the topical gel, including a non-specified amount of cannabis extraction, further decarboxylated to 150° C, and further heating to 50° C the decarboxylated cannabis extraction with glycerin and a siloxane, and composition of the topical gel.
The Cooperative Patent Classification is A61K (preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes, namely medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing algae, lichens, fungi, or plants namely magnolipsida (36/185), medicinal preparations characterized by special physical form (9/0014), medical preparation characterized by non-active ingredients used, e.g., alcohols, phenols, salts (47/10), and macromolecular compounds (47/34)).
This patent is notable for two reasons. First, the full disclosure is only two pages long – one of the shortest this writer has seen. Also, applicants are also the individual inventors. Please contact Yonaxis for more information on any of the IP processes described in this posting if you have any questions.