Processing plant-based material for use in smoking products

Abstract

The embodiments disclose a method for processing plant-based material for smoking products including maintaining the plant-based material submerged within a liquid medium in a container while the liquid medium is being boiled, removing the boiled plant-based material from the container, and drying the boiled plant-based material, the drying comprising directing negative air ions towards and through the boiled plant-based material to at least partially neutralize odor and / or taste, a plant-based material product produced by the method is also provided as a smoking product including the plant-based material product or the plant-based material product combined with a treatment material such as CBD, CBG, a flavoring agent and combinations thereof, also provided is a plant-based material product comprising boiled plant-based material dried while being exposed to negative air ions, and a smoking product such as a cigarette incorporating the plant-based material product or the plant-based material product combined with a treatment material.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63 / 074,386 filed Sep. 3, 2020, entitled “PROCESSING PLANT MATERIAL FOR USE IN SMOKING PRODUCTS”, by Joe Deighan.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The following relates generally to processing plant-based material such as plants or plant components that are to be included in cigarettes or other smoking products, and more particularly to methods for removing or neutralizing certain contents of such plant-based material that are responsible for flavors and / or aromas.BACKGROUND[0003]There is a desire to provide consumers with alternatives to traditional tobacco-based smoking products such as cigarettes. In the case of cigarettes, there is a desire to provide alternatives to tobacco-based cigarettes that offer the aesthetic aspects that consumers are familiar with, including sizes, shapes, weights, flavors, and aromas, but that do not actually incorporate tobacco or nicotine.[...

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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a method to create a plant-based material that can be used as a smoking product with a consistent flavor and aroma. The method involves boiling the material in a liquid and then removing it from the container. The boiled material is then dried while negative air ions are directed through it to neutralize the flavor and odor. This process helps to remove the naturally occurring terpenes that give the material its characteristic flavor and aroma. The resulting material can be used as a base for smoking products that carry less of the original flavor and aroma. The patent also suggests spreading the material out to increase its exposure to the negative air ions for more effective neutralization.

Problems solved by technology

However, like hemp, such substitutes have their own characteristic flavors and aromas that are similarly difficult to dull with the mere addition of flavoring.

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