Artificial aging apparatus for spirits and other alcoholic beverages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9840687
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14809330

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An artificial aging apparatus for spirits and other alcoholic beverages to decrease the time it takes for alcoholic beverages to mature. The artificial aging apparatus includes an inlet, an outlet, a processing pipe, a pump, a housing, a plurality of electromagnets, a plurality of copper probes, an ultraviolet (UV) radiation source, and a power source. The alcoholic beverage is pumped through the inlet and then into the processing pipe. Subsequently, the alcoholic beverages passes through an electromagnetic field generated to expedite aging, past a plurality of copper probes to smooth the alcoholic beverage, and exposed to the UV radiation source for sanitization. Then, the alcoholic beverage is discharged from the outlet for storage or packaged for consumption.

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  • CONECUH SPRINGS SPIRITS, INC;SPIRITS OF THE U.S.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Johnny W Troy, US 1 4
May, Kenneth Troy, US 1 4

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