ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,022, issued on July 15, was assigned to Chad M. Johnson (Frankfort, Ill.).
"Plant product extraction apparatus" was invented by Chad M. Johnson (Frankfort, Ill.), Matthew Long (Lakemoor, Ill.) and Paul Herrera (St. Charles, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 mo...