Patents by Inventor Charles E. Nation, JR.

Charles E. Nation, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230384660
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need for the ability to produce extracts of natural products, such as but not limited to wood, in order to provide flavoring or other extracts to foods and beverages. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a flavored extract of at least one natural product. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a product produced ty the method of the first aspect. A third aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a food or beverage including a product of the first aspect. A fourth aspect of the present invention generally relates to a food or beverage produced by a method of the third aspect. A fifth aspect of the present invention generally relates to aspects of the present invention particularly adapted for beer. A sixth aspect of the present invention relates to aspects of the present invention particularly adapted for cannabis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Charles E. Nation, Jr., David R. Preston
  • Patent number: 11781097
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need for the ability to produce extracts of natural products, such as but not limited to wood, in order to provide flavoring to foods and beverages, including but not limited to non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a flavored extract of at least one natural product such as wood. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a product produced ty the method of the first aspect. A third aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a food or beverage including a product of the first aspect. A fourth aspect of the present invention generally relates to a food or beverage produced by a method of the third aspect. A fifth aspect of the present invention generally relates to aspects of the present invention particularly adapted for beer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Liquid Wood, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Preston, Charles E. Nation, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210017477
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need for the ability to produce extracts of natural products, such as but not limited to wood, in order to provide flavoring to foods and beverages, including but not limited to non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a flavored extract of at least one natural product such as wood. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a product produced ty the method of the first aspect. A third aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a food or beverage including a product of the first aspect. A fourth aspect of the present invention generally relates to a food or beverage produced by a method of the third aspect. A fifth aspect of the present invention generally relates to aspects of the present invention particularly adapted for beer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: David R. Preston, Charles E. Nation, JR.