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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762179 | System for non-deleterious accelerated aging of wine or spirits A system and method for the non-deleterious acceleration of aging wine or spirits is described. The system employs a device, internal or external to the aging barrel, to induce a motion of the wine or spirits to be aged in excess of that inherent in the traditional ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7368283 | Agitation tank for storing beer yeast slurry According to the present invention, there is provided a stirred tank for storing yeast slurry to be supplied to fermentation tanks where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, is characterized in that a stirring impeller is provided within the stirred tank and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357069 | Beverage infusion spiral and methods of making and using the same A liquid may be aged and infused using a wooden infusion apparatus having grain oriented along a longitudinal axis of a rod. One preferred infusion apparatus comprises machining a grain oriented wooden cylinder into the shape of a spiral having a longitudinal centra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334516 | Aging device for liquor or wine An aging device includes an aging container having a chamber formed by a peripheral wall, a bottle received in the chamber of the aging container for receiving a liquid fermented product, and a vibrating device disposed in the aging container for applying a frequenc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7299743 | Aerating decanter with dispensing valve This invention combines several processes into on easy to use product. The glass sphere dramatically enhances the aeration procedure by gently exposing air to thin waves of wine as wine passes over the surface of the sphere. The integrated filter provides a larger s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284476 | Container assembly for aging a liquid A container assembly (10) for retaining a liquid (16) during aging of the liquid (16) includes a container (12), a flavor insert (224) and an insert retainer (222). The container (12) defines a chamber (226) th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7195394 | Method for resonant wave mixing in closed containers A method and apparatus is provided for non-invasively mixing ingredients in closed containers. Mixing is performed by inducing waves in the liquid to be mixed. This is achieved by rocking the container in precise phase so as to produce resonance. With the waves movi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175334 | Vessel agitator assembly A test vessel agitator assembly that agitates test vessels and the contents therein within an immunoassay automated analyzer system. The test vessels are transported along an element that is comprised of ridges and troughs such that the test vessel is moved in a dir... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7011039 | Multi-purpose processing chamber with removable chamber liner A multi-purpose chamber that can be configured for a variety of processes, including deposition processes and etch processes, for example, by installing one or more removable chamber liners. The multi-purpose chamber provides uniform plasma confinement around a subs... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945158 | Irrigation system A rotary joint to be used in the irrigation of a wine cap layer within a fermentation tank during a fermenting process. The rotary joint has two sets of ball bearings. The dual sets of ball bearings grants greater support, stability, and mobility to a cantilevered a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931984 | Feature disablement controlled brewer A beverage brewer (10) with a controller (14) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a preselected quantity of brew by mixing the brew ingredient (1... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6508163 | Liquid decanting and/or aerating device An air-decant device for the aeration and decanting of liquids stored in containers, comprising a pump which can pump air through the device to the liquid in the container and/or pump liquid from the container over an exposed surface or through a special ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6336394 | Device for the feeding of mash A device for the feeding of mash into a lauter tun is provided with a mash pump, a main pipe (12) which is connected to the mash pump and at least two partial stream pipes (6) which connect the main pipe (12) to a feed opening (19) in the lauter tun (2) i... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6032571 | Automated home beer brewing machine and method An automated home beer brewing machine and method makes beer in a single vessel under automatic control. The machine and method allows making of wort for beer without requiring apparatus to be sanitized, without boiling the wort, without the use of a trad... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6019034 | Apparatus for treatment of liquor An apparatus is provided for improving the flavor of distilled liquor by applying a vacuum to remove volatile compounds. The apparatus allows a consumer to treat various kinds of liquor in differing quantities regardless of the size or shape of the liquor... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5794518 | Apparatus and device for lautering second worts in brewing The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for lautering second worts in brewing. According to the invention the hot water needed for the second worts during lautering is introduced via a distributor through which also sludge and/or last r... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5778763 | Apparatus and process for treating bottled liquor An apparatus and process are provided for improving the flavor of a bottle of liquor. An adapter seals the bottle, and an air inlet tube extends from the atmosphere through the adapter into the liquor in the bottle. A vacuum pump connected to the bottle d... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5713263 | Wine aerator An improved apparatus for aerating wine. The apparatus includes a housing for containing wine and air, a baffle positioned within the housing interior, and a valve which permits the placement of the wine into the housing interior. The housing can be inver... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5676039 | Slope-channelled, easily cleaned steep tank floor A flat-surfaced steep tank floor has a "U" shaped primary channel which extends diametrically across the floor, and a plurality of "U" shaped secondary channels which extend transversely to and intersect the primary channel. The channels have perforated c... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5481961 | Installation for producing wort An installation for producing wort by means of a cereal cooker and by means of a mash tun, wherein the cereal cooker is connected to a malt adjunct bin via an adjunct prewasher and to a grist bin, and wherein the mash tun is connected to the grist bin via... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5282413 | Installation for steeping grains Installation for steeping grains of the type comprising a tank (1) provided with a cylindrical lateral wall (2), with a bottom (3) and with a perforated platform (11) disposed at a certain distance from the bottom (3) and on which the grain rests in a lay... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5181454 | System for decanting material in tower-type malthouses A tower-type malthouse is disclosed having floorage areas for steeping, gemination and/or roasting of product. A plurality of separate vertical columns is disposed about the axis of the malthouse and collectively defines therebetween a central space exten... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5173318 | Method and apparatus for aging a distilled liquor A method for aging a fermented product includes the steps of: (a) cooling the fermented product in a container; (b) introducing ozone in the cooled fermented product for oxidation; and (c) applying an ultrasonic vibration to the container to vibrate and h... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5165326 | Supply systems for tower-type malthouses A tower-type malthouse is disclosed having a central column about which an arm rotates for performing selected operations. A sleeve is coupled to the arm for rotation therewith. The sleeve has a plurality of grooves, each of which fixedly receives one end... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5014612 | Process for the production of dealcoholized beverages, as well as a unit and device for performing the process For continuous production of dealcoholized beverages, a substrate consisting of fruit or berry juice, grape juice or beer wort is first preclarified in a microfiltration device (2) and sterilized and then fermented by immobilized microorganisms in the flu... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4891236 | Method for tartar separation An externally cooled cylindrical vessel has a draft tube centered in the lower half thereof. A continuous circulation seeded with tartars crystals includes a fast downward flow through the draft tube and a slow upward flow outside the draft tube. The circ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889743 | Method for continuous tartar separation A method for continuously separating tartar from wine or grape juice using a draft tube baffled (DTB) crystallizer 2 and a hydrocyclone 3. The DTB crystallizer 2 comprises a vessel 5, a draft tube 6 centered in the body 5, a stirrer and a cooling jacket 1... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4856421 | Computer-controlled fermentation means for wines In the production of wine it is desireable that yeast propagation should remain substantially constant during fermentation and the wine to yeast propagation is normally cyclic. A computer controls functions between limits which are set both for Baume and ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4841848 | Method and apparatus for riddling wine in bottles Method and apparatus for clarifying bottled wine by riddling in which the bottles of wine are positioned in generally neck-down inverted position and are subjected to abrupt limited generally vertical force capable of dislodging sediment and solids from a... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4837156 | Tilting lauter tun A vessel has a central longitudinal axis, a pair of trunnions defining a tilting axis, and a fixed bottom and a false bottom. The false bottom comprises at least one screen. At least one of the screens is affixed to the vessel by a plurality of hinges so ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4828397 | Rotary, self-emptying, cylindrical vats A cylindrical, rotary and self-emptying vat for mixing and extracting materials contained therein combines a removal gutter (5) with one or two peripheral pick-up helical slopes (6 and 4) depending on whether the vat is horizontal or not. A racking orific... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4819552 | Apparatus for continuous tartar separation A method and an apparatus for continuously separating tartar from wine or grape juice using a draft tube baffled (DTB) crystallizer 2 and a hydrocyclone 3. The DTB crystallizer 2 comprises a vessel 5, a draft tube 6 centered in the body 5, a stirrer and a... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4798131 | Method and apparatus for tartars separation An externally cooled cylindrical vessel has a draft tube centered in the lower half thereof. A continuous circulation seeded with tartars crystals includes a fast downward flow through the draft tube and a slow upward flow outside the draft tube. The circ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4773314 | Fermentation or maceration tank with mobile extractor A fermentation tank for use in the agricultural and food industry sector, and particularly for viticulture is provided at its bottom with a side opening (4) that communicates with a box (3) that permits the introduction of the arm (13) of a mobile extract... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773312 | Clarifying vat A clarifying or clearing vat for the production of worts during the manufacture of beer, including a chopping or breaking open arrangement incorporating a carrying arm which is raisably and lowerably drivable about a central shaft in the clarifying vat. K... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4665807 | Apparatus for treating liquid foodstuffs, in particular, red grape mash A method serves for treating liquid foodstuffs, in particular red grape mash. It comprises the steps of filling the mash (40) into the tank (10) from below until the upper level (43) of the mash is above a sieve (31) which is arranged in the upper portion... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4653388 | Brewing An improved brewing unit in which energy is saved by providing a mash tun, hot water tank and kettle in a single unit, by partially enclosing the mash tun with the tank and if necessary pre-heating the water supply to the tank by using the heat from wort ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4643083 | Alcohol-free wine and its manufacture A system and method of manufacturing an alcohol free wine beverage utilizes as a starting material diluted mature table wine which is thereafter exposed to reduced heat at low feed rates for a short period of time to strip the alcohol under high vacuum co... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4596469 | Method and apparatus for mechanical riddling of bottled wine A method and apparatus for mechanically accomplishing riddling of bottled wines contained in shipping cartons by inverting pallet loads of the cartons so the bottles stand on their capped ends, jostling the bottles as by rapid tilting at predetermined int... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4593612 | Upright red wine fermentation tank An upright red wine fermentation tank has a substantially circular cross-section taken vertically to its cenhter plane (24). An agitator is arranged in the tank 10. The agitator can be rotated about at least one preferably horizontal shaft (20), and its a... | 06/10/1986 |
