US 12,358,022 B2 · Plant product extraction apparatus

Abstract

A plant product extraction apparatus or extractor is provided for separating or grading fine particles from a larger portion of material, such as separating trichomes from a stalk or flower of a plant. The apparatus imparts a plurality modes or patterns of oscillations and vibrations to a particle separator or sieve that holds the plant matter. A motor drives a back and forth motion to a support platform supporting a sieve. The sieve is constrained by a retention tray that is supported by the support platform. One or more vibratory motors provide rapid shaking vibration through the retention tray to the sieve. A haptic transducer or mechanical agitators may be provided to increase throughput of the apparatus. The various motors and locomotion patterns facilitate the separation of finer plant materials from a larger portion of a plant.

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Dependent claims

A particle extractor for separating smaller particles of a material from a larger portion of the material, said particle extractor comprising:

a particle separator adapted for sifting or grading extracted material;
a plurality of support rails for moveably supporting said separator;
an oscillator configured to move said separator in an oscillatory motion along a support rail path defined by said support rails;
and
a vibrator coupled to said particle separator and operable to impart a vibratory motion to said separator, said vibrator moveable with said separator relative to said support rails;
wherein said oscillator and said vibrator are selectively operable to move said separator facilitate separation of small particles from the larger portion of the material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Plant product extraction apparatus

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Abstract

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