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US 2025/0024983 A1Published application
High Pressure, Low Temperature, Continuous Flow Extraction System
AssigneeWkcgrg 2 LLC
InventorsWilliam A. Kramer, Colin P. Giacalone
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Abstract
High pressure, low temperature, continuous flow extraction systems and methods are designed to produce fluid consumables, including water-based consumables such as coffee or tea. The extraction systems and methods are designed to be safer, more efficient, and more scalable than other known and conventional extraction techniques, and to have significantly quicker extraction times and higher yields.
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A system comprising:
- a pump configured to supply a substantially continuous flow of water at greater than atmospheric pressure;
- a residence vessel coupled to the pump, the residence vessel further comprising:
- an input aperture,
- a chamber configured to receive organic matter selected from a group consisting of ground coffee and tea, and configured to sustain greater than atmospheric pressure, and
- an output aperture;
- wherein the residence vessel is configured to receive the substantially continuous flow of water supplied by the pump at the input aperture;
- wherein the pump and residence vessel are configured to cause the water to reside in the chamber with the organic matter at a residence time of between approximately 2 minutes and approximately 30 minutes, at a pressure of between approximately 750 psi and approximately 1500 psi, and at a temperature of between approximately 32° F. and approximately 100 ° F. to extract chemical compounds from the organic matter during the residence time;
- and
- wherein the residence vessel is configured to supply the water having extracted chemicals from the output aperture after residence.
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A method comprising:
- positioning organic matter selected from a group consisting of ground coffee and tea in a residence vessel, the residence vessel comprising:
- an input aperture,
- a chamber configured to receive the organic matter and configured to sustain greater than atmospheric pressure, and
- an output aperture;
- supplying a substantially continuous flow of water to the residence vessel at the input aperture;
- causing the water to reside in the chamber with the organic matter at a residence time of between approximately 2 minutes and approximately 30 minutes, at a pressure of between approximately 750 psi and approximately 1500 psi, and at a temperature of between approximately 32° F. and approximately 100 ° F. to extract chemical compounds from the organic matter during the residence time;
- collecting the water having extracted chemicals from the output aperture of the residence vessel after residence.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a residence vessel comprising:
- an input aperture,
- a chamber configured to receive organic matter selected from a group consisting of ground coffee and tea and configured to sustain greater than atmospheric pressure, and
- an output aperture;
- wherein the residence vessel is configured to receive a substantially continuous flow of water at the input aperture;
- wherein the residence vessel is configured to cause the water to reside in the chamber with the organic matter at a residence time of between approximately 2 minutes and approximately 30 minutes, at a pressure of between approximately 750 psi and approximately 1500 psi, and at a temperature of between approximately 32° F. and approximately 100° F. to extract chemical compounds from the organic matter during the residence time;
- and
- wherein the residence vessel is configured to supply the water having extracted chemicals from the output aperture after residence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.