US 12,247,187 B2
Device for infusing smoke flavor into beverages
Bradford Taylor, Salisbury, NC (US)
Filed by Bradford Taylor, Salisbury, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/558,302.
Prior Publication US 2023/0193173 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. C12G 3/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/052 (2006.01)
CPC C12G 3/07 (2019.02) [A23B 4/052 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for infusing smoke flavor into beverages comprising:
a board having a board thickness;
at least one recessed smoking well recessed into a top surface of the board;
an infuser housed inside of the board, the infuser is configured to create smoke, the infuser including a fan configured to direct the smoke created;
tubing connecting the infuser to the at least one recessed smoking well;
wherein each of the recessed smoking wells further including a smoke passageway interconnecting the top surface of the board to an inside of the recessed smoking well, wherein the smoke passageway including:
a first smoke hole horizontally drilled from a recessed glass hole in each of the recessed smoking wells;
a second smoke hole vertically drilled at an angle from the top surface of the board, the first smoke hole is connected to the second smoke hole; and
wherein, the tubing from the infuser is connected to the second smoke hole for directing smoke created from the infuser through the second smoke hole, through the smoke passageway and out of the first smoke hole into the recessed smoking well; and
wherein, once lit, the infuser is configured to direct smoke it creates through the tubing and into the at least one recessed smoking well.