ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,220, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SWM Holdings US LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).
"System and method for processing hemp plants and products produced thereby" was invented by Hank Froese (Manitoba, Canada) and Joaquin Mota (Manitoba, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 c...