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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240609 | Rigid framed wine barrel with replaceable wood panels A wine barrel having a rigid external reusable frame with replaceable wooden side panels and substantially identical upper and lower wooden ends assembled within the rigid external frame to provide a wooden enclosure for the wine. A liquid tight container is provide... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6564960 | Collapsible article A collapsible article is disclosed herein which comprises: a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing longitudinally extending edges, a flute extending along one edge, a bead extending along the other edge and adapted to fit within the flute of an ad... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6173530 | Barrel water gardens A simulated barrel garden for aquatic and terrestrial plants comprising a circumferential sidewall consisting of two sections of vertically extending barrel staves having a plurality of straps fastening the staves together in assembled relation, a barrel ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5503287 | Lid and structural arrangement for recycling and refuse receptacles A cast aluminum structural ring into which is seated a cast aluminum top normally locked to the structural ring and secured by threaded-type fastenings to the upper portions of a slatted-type slanted top receptacle for recycled materials or refuse materia... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5174461 | Wine barrel A wine barrel provides a stainless steel barrel body having at least one removable end, with at least one circumferential stave holder member secured to the barrel inside surface. This stave holder bears a plurality of stave receiving portions for releasa... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5102675 | Method for producing and using oak in divided form for flavoring wine A method for producing and using oak chips or other divided forms of the oak for aging wine is described. The chips or other divided forms are provided in a permeable container. In particular a method is described for removing undesirable flavors from the... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4953730 | Vat A vat for the storage of wines and other liquids, the vat having a peripheral frame of metal forming the top, bottom and end walls. The side walls are formed of staves of timber in a frame, each side wall being clamped by its frame to a peripheral flange ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4813565 | Wine cask A wine cask has a circular metal base and a circular metal end cover. A plurality of staves arranged circumferentially and lying edge to edge are clamped by a circumferential clamp which retains them in a cylindrical configuration and a tension clamp exte... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4703866 | Rectangular wooden receptacle A rectangular barrel having four flat sides. Each side comprises a plurality of board of substantially square cross section. Each board has right angular grooves extending laterally near the end and has a tongue on one edge and a groove on the other edge ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4640437 | Insulated container and insulating element therefor Insulating panels or plates are formed along their opposite longitudinal edges with a cylindrically segmental projection and a cylindrically segmental groove receiving the projection, both of these formations being preferably formed as extruded polyvinyl ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4576824 | Process for maturing strong beverages A process for maturing strong beverages comprising activation of an oak stave after separation of a matured strong beverage therefrom by a cyclic application of a multimode electromagnetic field of standing waves with a frequency of from 2,000 to 4,500 MH... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4484688 | Rectangular barrel for aging whiskey A rectangular barrel-like structure having four wooden stave sides and two wooden stave head sections, joined together by specially designed triangular corner members. Each of the staves used in making the side walls and in making the head sections are of... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4227621 | Sealed tub A stave for a tub has opposite elongate edges formed with formations each having a section transverse to the stave including an arcuate portion, and a rabbet for receiving a floor of the tub extending between the edges. The formations on each stave are de... | 10/14/1980 |
