Patents by Inventor Ronnie E. Barton

Ronnie E. Barton 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).

  • Wine fermentation cap management and pomace removal
    Patent number: 6703055
    Abstract: A wine fermentation device for fermenting wine, and skins, seeds and stems which form a cap. The device includes a tank having cylindrical walls, an axis and a bottom. One or more optional interior baffles may be provided. At least one drain is located at or near the tank bottom. The device includes at least one impeller, and in a preferred embodiment two impellers, each impeller having a plurality of blades to radially and axially move the cap during fermentation and to blend the cap with liquid to permit draining of the cap (or pomace) through the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Klein, Anthony Robert Matthews, Walden A. Davis, Ronnie E. Barton