Patents by Inventor Schalk Willem Pienaar

Schalk Willem Pienaar 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 and apparatus for the reduction of alcohol in fermented beverages
    Patent number: 9249381
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for reducing alcohol in a fermented beverage without heat damage and without degrading the original flavor profile of the fermented beverage. The process generally includes the steps of: (i) removing aromatics from the wine; (ii) removing alcohol from the wine; (iii) refluxing a portion of the alcohol removed from the wine to increase the alcohol concentration of the alcohol vapor and return at least a portion of the condensed/recovered water to the wine; and (iv) condensing the aromatics removed from the wine and returning at least a portion thereof to the wine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Inventor: Schalk Willem Pienaar
  • Process and Apparatus for the Reduction of Alcohol in Fermented Beverages
    Publication number: 20150132459
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for reducing alcohol in a fermented beverage without heat damage and without degrading the original flavor profile of the fermented beverage. The process generally includes the steps of: (i) removing aromatics from the wine; (ii) removing alcohol from the wine; (iii) refluxing a portion of the alcohol removed from the wine to increase the alcohol concentration of the alcohol vapour and return at least a portion of the condensed/recovered water to the wine; and (iv) condensing the aromatics removed from the wine and returning at least a portion thereof to the wine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Schalk Willem Pienaar