Patents by Inventor Wim Swinkels

Wim Swinkels 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).

  • Process for the production of non-alcoholic or low alcohol malt beverage
    Patent number: 5612072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of substantially non-alcoholic beer by a continuous yeast treatment at a low temperature. In the process, wort which has been clarified and possibly treated by evaporating and/or with an adsorbing agent is passed through a packed column reactor containing immobilized yeast at a temperature ranging between the freezing point of wort and 10.degree. C. The yeast is reactivated at 2.degree. to 15.degree. C. for 10-30 hours. If required, the reactor can be regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Cultor Ltd.
    Inventors: Heikki Lommi, Wim Swinkels, Ben Van Dieren