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Patent No. 1962322A: Cooling Apparatus For Beer Or Other Beverage Contained In Casks

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Today in 1934, US Patent 1962322 A was issued, an invention of Frederick Lewis Staite Murray and Thomas Staite Murray, for their “Cooling Apparatus For Beer or Other Beverage Contained in Casks.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

The object of the invention is the provision of improvements in such apparatus and the invention consists broadly of apparatus comprising a heat interchanger constituting a self contained unit adapted to be mounted in the bung hole or other single hole in the wall of the cask so as to project into the beverage, said heat interchanger being adapted to be connected to an outside refrigerating system whereby a refrigerant is continuously circulated through it from said system, for cooling the beverage.

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Patent No. 651651A: Apparatus For Racking Beer

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Today in 1900, US Patent 651651 A was issued, an invention of Harry W. Colby, for his “Apparatus For Racking Beer.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for racking beer, and more particularly to improvements upon the invention or apparatus shown and described in my pending application, Serial No; 616,386, filed December 21, 1896. In the invention and apparatus of my said pending application the beer was forced from the tank into the barrel under pressure, the barrel itself being first filled with air or gas under pressure approximating that of the tank, and the necessary difference of pressure to cause the liquid to flow from the tank into the barrel was maintained by a spring or weight actuated safety valve controlling the vent through which the air or gas escaped from the barrel into the outer air as the barrel filled with the beer. In the practical use of this apparatus I have found difficulty in keeping the safety-valve or its weight or spring so nicely adjusted as to entirely prevent foaming of the beer, especially as the pressure in the tank itself is liable to variation as the liquid is drawn therefrom.

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Beer In Ads #1583: International Agreement

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Thursday’s ad is another one for Schlitz, this one from 1947. With the tagline “International Agreement,” the ad shows four people of different backgrounds (including possibly the butler from yesterday’s ad) drinking together. But the funniest part of the ads is in the ad copy, where it says “Around a table in some far-off corner of the world …” and yet out the window that clearly looks like the Golden Gate bridge. So that means in 1947, Schlitz’s idea of a “far-off corner of the world” was San Francisco. Hilarious.

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Patent No. 8460720B2: Hops-Based Deodorant

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Today in 2013, US Patent 8460720 B2 was issued, an invention of Chantal Bergeron, Stefan Gafner, and Jennifer L. Lafrance, assigned to Tom’s Of Maine, Inc., for their “Hops-Based Deodorant.” Here’s the Abstract:

The present invention relates to deodorants and other body care products comprising a CO2 extract of the hops plant having bacteriocide/bacteriostat properties wherein the CO2 extract has a very low level of essential hops oils.

Apparently all of Tom’s deodorants use a hop extract, it’s listed among the ingredients and specifically is the Hops extract [CO2] and caprylic/capric triglyceride.
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Patent No. 856400A: Bottle-Seal

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Today in 1907, US Patent 856400 A was issued, an invention of King C. Gillette, for his “Bottle-Seal.” And yes, that’s the same King Gillette who invented the safety razor. There’s no Abstract, although in the description it states that his “invention relates to bottle seals, especially to that class of devices used to close bottles, or vessels containing beer, mineral water, and the like where a cheap seal is desired; and the object of this invention is to provide a seal that will be cheap to manufacture and efficient in use.”

It is the object of the present invention to provide a seal so constructed that rubber can be used instead of cork, and at the same time provide means. to prevent the contents of the bottle coming in contact with the rubber; a further object being to provide a device wherein but a very small sealing ring is required and at the same time provide means to hold this ring in place in the cap while being transported from the factory to the consumer, and while applying the stopper to a bottle.

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Beer In Ads #1582: The Butler Drank It

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Wednesday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1949. It’s from their long-running “I was curious” series. I guess in 1949, just after World War 2, everyone had their own butler so the ad was relatable. It’s also a little funny that the tray sitting there is filled with pilsner glasses, but the butler used a humble tumbler when he tasted it, not wanting to use the fancy glassware for himself, I suppose.

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Patent No. 3888839A: Isolated Yeast Protein Product With Intact RNA And A Process For Making Same

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Today in 1975, US Patent 3888839 A was issued, an invention of Jon Albert Newell, Robert Dudley Seeley, and Ernest Aleck Robbins, assigned to Anheuser Busch, for their “Isolated Yeast Protein Product with Intact RNA and a Process for Making Same.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it states that “We have discovered a process for obtaining a protein isolate from yeast cells. This process makes use of a neutral or slightly alkaline extraction of disintegrated cells to avoid the deleterious effect on nutritional quality and flavor.”

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Our process is comprised of the following steps: production of yeast cells, rupture of the cells, separation of the insoluble cell wall fragments from the soluble cytoplasmic fraction, treatment of the soluble fraction with alkali, recovery of the protein by precipitation and centrifugation, vacuum concentration, and drying. The substantially cell free isolated protein product contains about 40% of the solids, -65% of the protein, 60-65% of the nucleic acid, 64-68% of the lipid and less than 5% of the carbohydrate that was present in the yeast cell. The isolated protein product has the composition (dsb) of 65-85% crude protein, 9-14% nucleic acid, 2-8% ash, 9-14% lipid, and 2-10% carbohydrate, while including less than 1% crude fiber.

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Beer In Ads #1581: A Treat From Mid-Summer Manhattan

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Tuesday’s ad is for Goebel Beer, from 1944. Using the tagline “Nationally famous for good taste,” which seems more optimistic than realistic, the ad features a woman seated at a table with an empty wine glass on it while a man holding a cigarette in his hand stands over her. It’s hard to tell what’s supposed to be going on there. The “treat” referred to is a recipe for “Chicken Louisette” created by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York, and is show paired with Goebel Beer. And look, it’s another one of those magic bottles. The pilsner glass is full, but the bottle is only half empty?

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Patent No. 2043856A: Apparatus For Dispensing Beer

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Today in 1936, US Patent 2043856 A was issued, an invention of Ray Knapp, for his “Apparatus For Dispensing Beer.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it states that the “invention relates to a method and apparatus for dispensing beer, and has for its principal object to afford a structure that employs a cooling chamber made of glass or glass lined material, the beer being retained in the glass cooling chamber and conducted therefrom directly to the dispensing faucet.”
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Patent No. 2641357A: Device For Cleaning Out The Bottoms Of Grain Elevators

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Today in 1953, US Patent 2641357 A was issued, an invention of Lester Jones (presumably not the economist with the NBWA), assigned to Pabst Brewing Co., for his “Device for Cleaning Out the Bottoms of Grain Elevators.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it states that the “invention appertains to the handling of grain, and more particularly to a novel cleaning attachment for a grain elevator.”

In the handling of grain by bucket elevators, there is a clearance between the bottom wall or pan of the elevator housing and the elevator buckets. Consequently, a certain small portion of grain lies in an inactive state on this bottom wall or pan. If this grain is not periodically removed, there is danger that the same will spoil or become infected and contaminate the grain passing through the elevator. This condition is recognized, and provisions have been made to remove the inactive grain, but in all constructions with which I am familiar, it is necessary to shut down the elevator to effect the cleaning thereof. Consequently, there is a tendency to put off the cleaning of the elevator as long as possible.

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