Plant product infused with oil and method of infusion
AssigneeBig 5 Properties Inc.
InventorMichael A. Brunson
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Abstract
An oil-infused plant product and method of infusing is provided. The method includes placing dried botanical matter with an alcohol and oil mixture into a pressurizable container, pressurizing and heating the pressurizable container, allowing the botanical matter and oil/alcohol mixture to remain in the container for a development time period while the oil is drawn into the botanical matter, and removing the oil/alcohol mixture via a vacuum. The botanical matter may be a processed plant matter, such as a blunt wrapper, or may be a natural or minimally processed plant matter, such as dried edible plants, smokable herbs, or herbs suitable for brewing (such as tea, coffee, and herbal tea components). The oil may be any nontoxic oil.
Claims13
A method for making an oil-infused plant-based product comprising:
- mixing an alcohol and an oil to create an oil/alcohol mixture having a ratio of the alcohol to the oil between 2.5 to 7.5 and 7.5 to 2.5, wherein said mixing step further comprising the step of adding an additive to said oil/alcohol mixture;
- applying said oil/alcohol mixture onto dried botanical matter to create an oil/alcohol coated botanical matter;
- placing said oil/alcohol coated botanical matter into a pressurizable container;
- pressurizing said pressurizable container to a pressure level between 65 and 75 psi;
- heating said pressurizable container to a temperature in the range of 125 to 175 degrees Fahrenheit;
- leaving said dried botanical matter coated with said oil/alcohol mixture in said pressurizable container at said pressure and said temperature for a development time period in a range of 3 hours to 25 hours to create an oil-infused botanical product;
- removing any residual portion of said oil/alcohol mixture from said oil-infused botanical product;
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- removing said oil-infused botanical product from said pressurizable container.
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