Agitator for solventless extraction of cannabis essential oils
OwnerEduardo Castellanosinventor
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Abstract
A method for extracting cannabis essential oils. A housing is provided for containing trichome bearing material from a cannabis plant, the housing having a sealable opening. A rotatable impeller is disposed in the housing. A container is connected to the housing for collecting essential oils. The process for extracting cannabis essential oils includes the steps of introducing trichome bearing material from the cannabis plant into the housing, introducing water into the housing via an opening therein, and agitating the water and the trichome bearing material to separate and extract essential oils therefrom.
Claims7
A process for extracting cannabis essential oils, the steps comprising:
- a) introducing trichome bearing material from a cannabis plant into a housing of an agitation apparatus in which is disposed a mixing vessel, wherein the housing has a top and a bottom;
- b) introducing water into the mixing vessel via an opening therein;
- c) agitating the trichome bearing material and the water;
- d) providing a remote start, digital timer control and variable drive control for controlling functions of one or more of an electrical component associated with the apparatus;
- e) activating a rotatable impeller by means of an electrical motor operatively connected to the impeller and to the remote start, digital timer control and variable drive control, wherein the impeller is disposed in the bottom of the housing;
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- f) monitoring progress of agitation within the mixing vessel by using a camera operatively connected to the remote start, digital timer control and variable drive control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.