Patents by Inventor Larry Combs

Larry Combs 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 WHISKEY RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20080089994
    Abstract: Whiskey absorbed in barrel wood is recovered from a recently drained whiskey barrel by adding 20-24 gallons of water to and holding the rinse water in the barrel for 20 or more days. Only a single rinse is required and no rolling or swishing of the barrel is necessary to extract the residual whiskey from the wood of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: William T. Effler, Charles Geisler, Denis Roth, Larry Combs
  • Production for tequila
    Publication number: 20020119217
    Abstract: The leaves of the blue agave plant, heretofore considered as waste, are processed to produce additional tequila by a process comprising reducing the size of the leaves, mixing with water, macerating the tissue by physical force to release sugars from the leaves, and subjecting the leaves to alcohol fermentation, either alone or in combination with tequila production from the piña of the blue agave plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Gordon K. Whitney, Theodore S. Lioutas, Lincoln W. Henderson, Larry Combs