U.S. Patent No. 10,420,809 B2 (‘809) issued on September 24, 2019, for “buccal and Sublingual Cannabinoid Formulations and Method of Making the Same.” It was issued to inventor Kenton L. Crowley of Temecula, California. The applicant/assignee is Farm to Farma, Inc. of Incline Village, Nevada. The specification discloses a process for making a troche, or lozenge, for therapeutic use containing cannabinoids, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and flavoring agents. One embodiment includes a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)/cannabidiol (CBD) compound, along with PEG and a therapeutic flavor agent, like Luo Han Guo. Another embodiment includes a higher concentration of Δ9-THC. The ‘809 claims are directed to composition which consists essentially of a cannabis extract, PEG, and Luo Han Guo, with further limitations for an essential oil consisting essentially of peppermint, sweet orange, ginger, tangerine, and mango, CBD:THC ratio in the range of 24000:1 to 1:24000, CBD concentration of 99%-99.9%, and cannabis extract consisting essentially of various cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids.
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The Cooperative Patent Classification is A61K, preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes, namely, medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, namely, magnoliopsida (36/185) and mentha (36/534), medical preparations characterized by special physical form, namely, oral mucosa, e.g., sublingual droplets (9/006), medical preparations containing organic active ingredients, namely, phenols (31/05) condensed with carbocyclic rings (31/352), and medical preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in other groups, namely, mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterizations (45/06).
Cannabis patents still represent a huge growth area for patent procurement and development, as the legalized industry is still in its infancy throughout much of the country. The claimed invention of the ‘809 patent encompasses Farm to Farma’s TROKIE® cannabis lozenge product line. Please contact Yonaxis for more information or if you have any questions.