Patents by Inventor Ande C. Clauzure

Ande C. Clauzure 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 preparation of an aqueous solution of organoleptic constituents and its application to obtaining colorless potable spirits of the whiskey type
    Patent number: 4985264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a colorless aqueous solution of the organoleptic constituents of a potable spirit which has been aged in wood, wherein:(a) the potable spirit which has been aged in wood is decolorized by putting it into contact with an activated charcoal, either by addition of the activated charcoal to the bulk of the potable spirit to be decolorized, or by percolation of the potable spirit through activated charcoal placed in a column,(b) after decolorization, the activated charcoal is separated from the colorless potable spirit,(c) water is distilled over the activated charcoal recovered in (b), and(d) the distillate from stage (c), which is a colorless aqueous solution of organoleptic constituents from the starting potable spirit, is recovered.The aqueous solution can be used for the preparation of colorless whiskey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Pernod Ricard
    Inventor: Ande C. Clauzure