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US 10,258,937 B2Granted
Systems and methods for wine preservation
AssigneeWine Plum, Inc.
InventorsDonald G. Hubbard, Jr., Niculae Mustatea, David Andrew Koretz
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) using a needle adapted to pierce the closure of a container of liquid, dispense liquid from the container, and supply an inert gas to the container to help preserve the liquid.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a needle adapted to be rotated while penetrating a container, the needle comprising:
- an unthreaded point;
- a length, comprising:
- a liquid extraction passage for removing liquid from the container, and
- a gas injection passage for injection of gas into the container;
- a gas connector, disposed at an end of the length of the needle opposite the unthreaded point, hydraulically connected to a gas injection opening via the gas injection passage, wherein the gas injection opening is disposed on an exterior surface of the length of the needle while the needle penetrates the container;
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- a liquid connector, disposed at the end of the length of the needle opposite the unthreaded point, hydraulically connected to a liquid extraction opening via the liquid extraction passage, wherein the liquid extraction opening is disposed on the exterior surface of the length of the needle while the needle penetrates the container.
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