C12H 6/02
Methods for increasing the alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages
Official title: by distillation
C12H6/02 (Methods for increasing the alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages) appears on 77 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12H- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 249
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- A process of exotic craft whisky spirits with refreshing cues and aromatics of beer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250613 A1United Spirits Limited
- Heat integrated process and system for organic solvent production using vapor recompression20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241306 A1Whitefox Technologies Limited
- Method and System for Distilling an Alcoholic Mixture23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108824 A1Hawkes Bay Nominees Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for vapor compression distillation68US 5,772,850 A1998
- Preparation of alcohol or alcoholic beverages60US 4,092,434 ASuntory Limited · 1978
- Volatiles separator and concentrator36US 5,458,739 AVendome Copper & Brass Works, Inc. · 1995
- Volatiles separator and concentrator19US 5,624,534 A1997
- Preparation of wine having a low calorie content and a reduced alcohol content16US 4,405,652 AJoseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 1983