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Bold Local Inventor Spotlight: Michael William Randel — Method for Making Cannabinoid-Infused Consumables

Industry: Food Beverage Tech / Cannabinoid Infusion
Location: Tacoma, WA

At Bold Patents, we’re proud to spotlight Michael William Randel of Tacoma, Washington, the inventor behind U.S. Patent No.11,266,159 B2, titled Method for Making Cannabinoid-Infused Consumables. This innovative patent establishes a method for producing reliably infused consumable products—providing precision, consistency, and quality control in an industry where variability has long been a barrier to consumer trust and broader adoption.

Michael’s patented process focuses on creating cannabinoid-infused consumables with improved uniformity and predictable dosing, addressing a fundamental challenge in the production of edibles, beverages, and other infused products. By refining how cannabinoids (like CBD) are integrated into consumable bases, his method delivers products with both potency accuracy and enhanced sensory quality—benefits that resonate with consumers and commercial producers alike.

Rather than stopping at invention, Michael has successfully spun his innovation into two active companies.

• Tasty Labs (https://tastylabco.com/) focuses on creating elevated, chef-inspired CBD-infused edibles and formulations that emphasize flavor, texture, and experience.
• Tecoffe (https://tecoffe.com/) brings cannabinoid infusion to award-winning coffee, offering consumers a familiar beverage infused with CBD for relaxation and wellness.

Both companies leverage the patented infusion method as a core technological foundation, helping them differentiate in competitive markets and build products that emphasize both quality and consistency.

Bold Patents professional Randy Fenton worked closely with Michael to secure strong patent protection for this method, ensuring that the invention’s technical nuances were thoroughly captured and defensibly protected. This strategic intellectual property foundation has supported Michael’s ability to commercialize his technology across multiple brands and verticals—illustrating how robust IP can enable not only protection, but scalable business growth.

Congratulations to Michael William Randel, whose Tacoma-based innovation showcases how thoughtful science, strong IP strategy, and entrepreneurial execution can transform emerging technology into real consumer experiences.

Bold Local Inventor Spotlight: Anson An-Chun Tsao — AI-Powered Saliency Inference in Multivariate Time Series

Industry: Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Data Analytics
Location: Redmond, WA

At Bold Patents, we’re proud to spotlight Anson An-Chun Tsao of Redmond, WA, inventor behind U.S. Patent No. 12,596,878 B1, titled System for Inferring Saliency in a Multivariate Time Series Derived from Periodic Conversation with a Fine-Tuned Large Language Model. Tsao’s invention explores the intersection of conversational artificial intelligence and time-series analysis, addressing how large language models can help identify meaningful signals within complex, time-dependent data.

Tsao’s patented system focuses on inferring saliency in multivariate time-series data through periodic conversations with a fine-tuned large language model. Multivariate time series involve multiple variables changing over time, often producing large datasets in which identifying the most significant information can be challenging. By combining conversational input with specialized language-model processing, the invention presents a technical approach to exploring how natural-language context can help determine which data points, patterns, or signals deserve attention.

The technology sits at the intersection of two increasingly important areas of innovation: large language models and advanced data analytics. As organizations seek better ways to interpret growing volumes of information, approaches that connect conversational AI with structured data analysis offer opportunities to explore new methods of understanding complex systems. Tsao’s patent documents a specific system within this evolving field, with its scope defined by the claims of the issued patent.

Securing patent protection represents an important intellectual property milestone for inventors developing advanced AI technologies. In a competitive landscape where algorithms, models, and data-processing methods continue to evolve, documenting a technical innovation can help establish a foundation for evaluating its potential commercial and strategic value. Tsao’s issued patent provides a public technical record of his invention and establishes protection for the subject matter covered by its claims.

While the available information does not establish a specific product launch, licensing agreement, or commercialization milestone, the patent represents a verifiable achievement in the development of the technology. Moving from protected intellectual property to a commercial offering may involve additional technical development, customer validation, partnerships, and market positioning. For AI innovators, these considerations can play an important role in determining how a patented invention might eventually be applied in real-world environments.