US 11,708,550 B2
Method and apparatus for treating and producing non-wine alcoholic beverages with reduced noxious constituents
David Meadows, Colleyville, TX (US); and Howard Ketelson, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Purewine Inc., Grapevine, TX (US)
Filed by Purewine Inc., Colleyville, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/920,878.
Application 16/794,421 is a division of application No. 15/588,467, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 10,611,989, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 15/588,467 is a division of application No. 14/610,203, filed on Jan. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,670,442, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 16/920,878 is a continuation of application No. 16/794,421, filed on Feb. 19, 2020.
Application 14/610,203 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2014/048451, filed on Jul. 28, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/859,373, filed on Jul. 29, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0332236 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C12H 1/04 (2006.01); B01D 15/36 (2006.01); C12G 1/00 (2019.01); B01J 47/04 (2006.01); B01J 47/012 (2017.01); B01J 47/018 (2017.01)
CPC C12H 1/0432 (2013.01) [B01D 15/361 (2013.01); C12G 1/00 (2013.01); B01J 47/012 (2017.01); B01J 47/018 (2017.01); B01J 47/04 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating a non-wine alcoholic beverage, comprising:
after production and bottling of a non-wine alcoholic beverage, exposing the non-wine alcoholic beverage to an ion exchange matrix that includes a mixture of cation exchange media and anion exchange media that comprise:
(1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form,
(2) cation exchange media that are in potassium mineral form,
(3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and
(4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form,
wherein the exposing results in:
binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the non-wine alcoholic beverage;
reducing concentration of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the non-wine alcoholic beverage; and
maintaining a conductivity of the non-wine alcoholic beverage equal to or greater than a pretreatment conductivity value of the non-wine alcoholic beverage measured prior to exposure of the cation and anion exchange media of (1), (2), (3) and (4), and, wherein the ion exchange matrix further includes anti-allergenic ingredient including one or more of anti-histamines or vasoconstrictors bound thereto, the anti-allergenic ingredient being released from the ion exchange matrix when the non-wine alcoholic beverage is exposed to the ion exchange matrix.