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Patent No. 703206A: Beer-Tapping Apparatus

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Today in 1902, US Patent 703206 A was issued, an invention of Patrick H. Keefe, for his “Beer-Tapping Apparatus.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in beer-tapping apparatus wherein an air-supply is in communication with the cask or barrel containing the beer or like liquid, and has for its object to provide means for furnishing a constant supply of air to the liquid, so that the latter may be drawn on through a pipe, which conducts the same to a suitable and convenient point.

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Patent No. 3891781A: Process For The Extraction Of Hops

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Today in 1975, US Patent 3891781 A was issued, an invention of Kurt Bauer, Helmut Findeiss, and Alfred Krempel, for their “Process For The Extraction Of Hops.” Here’s the Abstract:

Process for extracting from hops the essential brewing ingredients thereof, viz., neutral substances, bitter substances and tannin, which process comprises subjecting a primary extract solution of hops, e.g., in alcohol or hydrocarbon solvents, said solution containing as ingredients the neutral substances, bitter substances and tannin, to a first liquid-liquid extraction, wherein either (i) the tannins or (ii) the neutral substances are separated off, leaving a solution of (i) neutral and bitter substances or (ii) tannins and bitter substances, and subjecting the latter solution to a second liquid-liquid extraction to separate said solution into its components; the first extractant is desirably an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon when the primary extract solvent is an alcohol or aqueous-alcoholic solution, to result in extraction of the neutral and bitter substances in a hydrocarbon phase and leaving of the tannin in the alcoholic phase, whereafter the neutral and bitter substances are separated from each other by treating the extract with a second extractant, desirably aliphatic alcohol containing water.

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Patent No. 2422750A: Plastic Bottle Crowner

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Today in 1947, US Patent 2422750 A was issued, an invention of Harold E. Rue, assigned to Pabst Brewing Co., for his “Plastic Bottle Crowner.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention appertains to bottle capping and more particularly to a novel machine for forming or molding plastic crown caps on bottle necks to bring about the tight sealing of the bottles.

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Beer In Ads #1595: The Bow Tie Tuxedo

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Tuesday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1949. Part of Bud’s long-running “there’s nothing like it” series, the ad starts with “Waltz time, rhumba, foxtrot, swing,” showing a couple out dancing, dressed to the nines. You gotta love that teeny, tiny thin bow tie the man is wearing with his tux. But my favorite is a throwaway statement in the bottom right corner of the ad. “There’s more Budweiser — and there will be still more as our vast expansion program continues.” Uh oh.

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Patent No. 2287500A: Sanitary Beer Comb And Cocktail Mixer Receptacle

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Today in 1942, US Patent 2287500 A was issued, an invention of Peter Solinas, for his “Sanitary Beer Comb And Cocktail Mixer Receptacle.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

My invention relates to receptacles for cleansing beer combs and cocktail mixers.

Heretofore in the art where beer has been served over a bar it has been customary for the bartender to use a. beer comb to scoop off the excess top foam of a glass or stein of beer. The bartender by custom then places the beer comb in a glass of stationary water until he needs to use the beer comb again for another service. It is apparent that where a glass is used that the water is stationary and in a comparatively short time becomes stale and mixed with some of the beer leavings which have been introduced into the glass from time to time. It is obvious that very soon after the glass has first been used that the water will be so sour and distasteful that it will not properly clean the beer comb but will on the other hand leave the beer comb in such a condition that when the comb is next used to scoop out the top of a beer glass that the comb will leave stale drippings on top of the latest glass of beer to the distaste of a patron.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device whereby the beer comb may be conveniently held and entirely cleansed before each serving of a glass or stein of beer.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a device in an accessible position and in which the beer combs may be easily placed.

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Patent No. 4275097A: Protective Coating For Cans And Methods For Application Of Coating Thereto

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Today in 1981, US Patent 4275097 A was issued, an invention of Frank L. Shriver, assigned to the Coors Container Company, for his “Protective Coating for Cans and Methods for Application of Coating Thereto.” Here’s the Abstract:

Apparatus and methods of applying a thin narrow width coating to can body members comprising a feed control means associated with a guideway means for causing rotating moving of the can body members across an elongated coating applicator roller member extending parallel to the path of movement of the can body members, the rotation of and spacing of the can body members and the rotation of the applicator roller member being controlled to apply the coating during substantially only one revolution of the can body member and less than one revolution of the roller member.




Patent No. 2891555A: Machine For Plucking Hops

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Today in 1959, US Patent 2891555 A was issued, an invention of Albert E. Brookes, for his “Machine For Plucking Hops or Like Plants.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention relates to a machine intended primarily for plucking hop flowers from their bines, but also usable for analogous purposes such, for example, as the plucking of beans form their bines or the separation of seeds from herbs and the like, and has for its object to provide such a machine in a convenient and efficient form, and particularly to provide an improved means for gripping and traversing the bines relative to plucking means.

In a machine according to the invention a plurality of pairs of endless driving chains are arranged parallel with one another, each pair of chains having parallel runs between which the bine is adapted to be held transversely for movement relative to plucking means.

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Beer In Ads #1594: Backyard Curiosity

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Monday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1948. This is another of their long-running “I was curious” three-panel series. This one features a young man with no waist wearing Mom jeans being lured into a backyard by an older couple. Check out the leopard print being worn by the cougar in the second panel. Meow.

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Patent No. 584863A: Beer-Tapping Device

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Today in 1897, US Patent 584863 A was issued, an invention of Jay W. Farmoff, for his “Beer-Tapping Device.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

Our invention has for its object to produce an efficient tapping device which is simple and durable in construction, reliable in action, and which can be conveniently operated.

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Beer In Ads #1593: Better Try Extra-Dry

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Sunday’s ad is for Goebel Beer, from 1949. The Detroit, Michigan brewery set their ad at night in the desert, presumably to make the association with an arid climate since the tagline is “better try extra-dry Goebel beer.” It certainly makes me thirsty looking at all that sand, not to mention the campfire.

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