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US 9,669,328 B2Granted
Extraction devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeConnoisseur Holdings, LLC
InventorAndrew Jones
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Abstract
Extraction devices, methods, and systems are disclosed. Example devices have a solvent chamber, a plant material chamber, a collection chamber, and a solvent return that create an active, passive, or combination extraction and/or solvent purification process. Any extractable plant material can be used in the disclosed devices, methods, and systems although in some examples some form of the cannabis plant is used.
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An extraction device, comprising:
- a solvent chamber structured to store a solvent having a stored solvent volume;
- a plant material chamber attached to and in fluid communication with the solvent chamber and providing a fluid pathway between the solvent chamber and the plant material chamber, the plant material chamber structured to receive solvent released from the solvent chamber released via a controllable solvent reservoir flow control feature, the plant material chamber structured to house plant material and to expose the received solvent to the plant material to produce a solvent-extract solution;
- a collection chamber in fluid communication with the plant material chamber and providing a fluid pathway between the plant material chamber and the collection chamber, the collection chamber structured to receive the solvent-extract solution from the plant material chamber, the solvent-extract solution including extracted plant material extracts produced from the exposure of the solvent to the plant material;
- a solvent return pathway for solvent released from the solvent-extract solution that includes at least a solvent return, the solvent return providing fluid communication directly between one or more of:
- (i) the fluid pathway between the solvent chamber and the plant material chamber and the solvent chamber,
- (ii) the plant material chamber and the solvent chamber, and
- (iii) the fluid pathway between the plant material chamber and the collection chamber and the solvent chamber;
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- one or more flow control elements positioned in-line with the solvent return pathway and configured to regulate the flow of released solvent from the collection chamber to the solvent chamber.
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An extraction device, comprising:
- a solvent chamber having a solvent chamber return inlet, the solvent chamber structured to store a solvent;
- a plant material chamber attached to and in fluid communication with the solvent chamber and structured to receive solvent released from the solvent chamber via a controllable solvent chamber flow control feature, the plant material chamber structured to house plant material and to expose the received solvent to the plant material to produce a solvent-extract solution;
- a collection chamber attached to and in fluid communication with the plant material chamber and structured to receive the solvent-extract solution from the plant material chamber, the solvent-extract solution including plant material extracts produced from the exposure of the plant material to the solvent;
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- a solvent return attached at least between the collection chamber, the plant material chamber and the solvent chamber inlet, the solvent return structured to provide fluid communication between the collection chamber, the plant material chamber and the solvent chamber and to provide a direct solvent return pathway from the plant material chamber to the solvent chamber;
- at least one flow control element positioned in-line with the solvent return and configured to regulate flow through at least a portion of the solvent return;
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- wherein the solvent chamber, the plant material chamber, the collection chamber, and the solvent return form a sealed, closed-cycle fluid pathway.
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An extraction device, comprising:
- a solvent chamber structured to store a solvent having a stored solvent volume;
- a solvent chamber-plant material chamber connector having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end attached to the solvent chamber and structured to receive solvent released from the solvent chamber via a controllable solvent reservoir flow control feature;
- a plant material chamber in fluid communication with the solvent chamber and structured to receive solvent released from the solvent chamber, the plant material chamber structured to house plant material and to expose the received solvent to the plant material to produce a solvent-extract solution;
- a plant material chamber-collection chamber connector having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end attached to the plant material chamber and structured to receive the solvent extract solution from the plant material chamber;
- a collection chamber in fluid communication with the plant material chamber and structured to receive the solvent-extract solution from the plant material chamber, the solvent-extract solution including extracted plant material extracts produced from the exposure of the solvent to the plant material;
- a plurality of solvent return pathways, each of the solvent return pathways providing direct fluid communication between the solvent chamber and at least two of the collection chamber, the plant material chamber-collection chamber connector, the plant material chamber, and the solvent chamber-plant material chamber connector;
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- one or more flow control elements positioned in-line with the solvent return pathway and configured to regulate the flow of fluid to the solvent chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.