Patent classifications
C
C12
C12C
3/00
C12C3/02
C12C3/02
METHODS FOR EXTRACTING ESSENTIAL OILS, TERPENES, TERPENOIDS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATTER FROM PLANTS; AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
A method for extracting resins and oils from a plant includes: 1) tumbling, inside a container at a temperature of at most 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a tumbler, plant fibers having one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils; 2) colliding the tumbler with the plant fibers to release the one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils from the remainder of the plant fibers; and 3) segregating the one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils from the remainder of the plant fibers.