Patents by Inventor Les Pfahl

Les Pfahl 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).

  • Reduced pressure distillation of an alcoholic mixture
    Patent number: 7780999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for distilling an alcoholic mixture under reduced pressure, wherein a portion of the fluid alcoholic mixture is distilled at a temperature below about 0° C. such that the fluid alcoholic mixture remains fluid while distilling. The present invention further relates to condensing the alcoholic distillate with a first condenser at a first condenser temperature of from about ?269° C. to about ?15° C. to provide a first alcoholic condensate. The alcoholic mixtures contemplated for use according to the method of the present invention include, but are not limited to, gin, vodka, rum, or neutral spirits. The present invention also relates to an alcoholic beverage prepared by the reduced pressure distillation method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bacardi & Company Limited
    Inventors: James Edward Goodwin, Les Pfahl, Derek M. Greer, Jerome Canty
  • Reduced pressure distillation of an alcoholic mixture
    Publication number: 20070281052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for distilling an alcoholic mixture under reduced pressure, wherein a portion of the fluid alcoholic mixture is distilled at a temperature below about 0° C. such that the fluid alcoholic mixture remains fluid while distilling. The present invention further relates to condensing the alcoholic distillate with a first condenser at a first condenser temperature of from about ?269° C. to about ?15° C. to provide a first alcoholic condensate. The alcoholic mixtures contemplated for use according to the method of the present invention include, but are not limited to, gin, vodka, rum, or neutral spirits. The present invention also relates to an alcoholic beverage prepared by the reduced pressure distillation method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: James Edward Goodwin, Les Pfahl, Derek M. Greer, Jerome Canty