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US 12,618,030 B2Granted
Sonic infusion of alcohol
AssigneeAmerican Metal Whiskey LLC
InventorsChris Bishop, Randy Carlson, James Greco
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Abstract
A system to treat spirits with sound waves including a wooden barrel configured to hold the spirits, and at least one speaker disposed outside of the barrel, the speaker being configured to play a repeated pattern of sound into the spirits inside the barrel, the repeated pattern of sound being configured to encourage the spirits to interact with the wood of the barrel.
Claims19
A system to treat spirits with sound waves, the system comprising:
- a wooden barrel configured to hold the spirits, the barrel comprising a barrel wall including a hole;
- and
- at least one speaker disposed in an enclosure attached to the barrel wall, the enclosure being disposed outside of the barrel and configured to form an airtight seal around the hole, the speaker being configured to play a repeated pattern of sound into the spirits inside the barrel through the hole in the barrel wall, the repeated pattern of sound being configured to encourage the spirits to interact with the wood of the barrel.
A system to treat spirits with sound waves, the system comprising:
- a wooden barrel configured to hold the spirits;
- a wooden anchor point removably disposed inside of the barrel, a first end of the anchor point being removably affixed to one wall of the barrel, and a second end of the anchor point extending from one end of the barrel towards a middle of the barrel and being unaffixed to the barrel, the barrel being sealed against an outside environment while the anchor point is disposed inside the barrel;
- at least one speaker disposed on and supported by the anchor point, the at least one speaker being configured to play a repeated pattern of sound into the spirits inside the barrel, the repeated pattern of sound being configured to encourage the spirits to interact with the wood of the barrel;
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- a cable connected to the at least one speaker.
2 more elements
A method of treating spirits in a wooden barrel, the method comprising:
- disposing at least one speaker in an enclosure attached to a wall of the barrel, the enclosure being disposed outside of the barrel and configured to form an airtight seal around a hole in the wall of the barrel;
- and
- playing a repeated pattern of sound through the speaker and into the spirits inside the barrel through the hole in the wall of the barrel, the repeated pattern of sound being configured to encourage the spirits to interact with the wood of the barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.