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US 12,472,220 B2Granted
System and method for processing hemp plants and products produced thereby
AssigneeSWM Holdings US, LLC
InventorsHank Froese, Joaquin Mota
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Abstract
A system and method for processing hemp plants is disclosed. The process is capable of processing whole cannabis plants for producing multiple useful products. A pair of hammermills are used in series in order to produce an extractable cannabis material for obtaining cannabinoids, such as CBD, and a fiber product. The hurds contained in the cannabis plant material are controlled and fractionated during the process for allowing high throughput.
Claims8
A plant product comprising a cannabis material made by a process comprising the steps of:
- feeding cut and dried cannabis plants to a first hammermill and decorticating cannabis plants to form a fiber material stream and a cannabis material stream, the fiber material stream containing cannabis hurds in an amount of from about 20% to about 55% by weight, the cannabis material stream containing cannabis hurds in an amount from about 2% to about 15% by weight, the cannabis material stream further comprising a blend of shreds and fines, the shreds and fines comprising cannabis leaves, cannabis buds, and the cannabis hurds;
- collecting the cannabis material stream;
- feeding the fiber material stream to a second hammermill and screening the fiber material stream to remove cannabis hurds and fines to form a fiber tow;
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- baling the fiber tow, the fiber tow containing cannabis hurd in an amount less than about 10% by weight.
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A system for processing a cannabis material comprising:
- a first hammermill, the first hammermill configured to decorticate cannabis plants to form a fiber material stream and a cannabis material stream, the fiber material stream containing cannabis hurds in an amount of from about 20% to about 55% by weight, the cannabis material stream containing cannabis hurds in an amount from about 2% to about 15% by weight;
- a second hammermill;
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- a screening device, the screening device configured to screen the fiber material stream to remove cannabis hurds and fines.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.