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Wine funnel

US11980852B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 2021
Grant dateMay 14, 2024
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67C2011/30
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A wine funnel for facilitating the transfer of wine from a bottle to a decanter includes a frustoconical housing having a top wall, a substantially continuous outer wall, and a lower end. Centrally positioned on the top wall is an elevated ball for dispersing wine into smaller, multidirectional streams. The top wall also includes a plurality of concentric grooves that trap sediment from wine deflected by the ball. The grooves are in fluid communication with an internal spiraled passageway having a plurality of venturi ports for efficiently importing ambient air into wine as it flows through the housing and into a decanter or wine glass.

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