	US 12,454,707 B2
	Systems for processing plant materials and producing dried products
Jorge Ortiz, Fresno, CA (US); Nathan Keeley, Fresno, CA (US); and Dan Burgess, Clovis, CA (US)
Assigned to E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA (US)
Filed by E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/612,686.
Application 18/612,686 is a division of application No. 17/154,953, filed on Jan. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,946,091.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/965,686, filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0409966 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. C12P 7/22 (2006.01); A01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2018.01); A01H 6/28 (2018.01)

CPC C12P 7/22 (2013.01) [A01H 1/04 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); A01H 6/28 (2018.05)]

8 Claims

1. A system for processing plant material, the system comprising:

a slurry source for providing a slurry of plant material, wherein the slurry comprises plant particle sizes from about 150 microns to about 450 microns;

an inert gas source for providing an inert gas;

a tank for (i) receiving the slurry from the slurry source and the inert gas from the inert gas source and (ii) applying heat and pressure to the slurry to generate a processed plant material; and

a dryer for drying the processed plant material to produce a dried product comprising cannabidiol (CBD).