US 7,328,648 B2
	Apparatus for improving the taste of beverages
Robert S. Lutzker, 10 Woodstone Ct., So. Huntington, N.Y. 11746 (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/123,876.
Application 10/123876 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/835861, filed on Apr. 16, 2001, granted, now 7,100,495.
Prior Publication US 2003/0003189 A1, Jan. 02, 2003
Int. Cl. C12H 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/06 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 99—277.1  [99/275; 210/22]

20 Claims

1. An apparatus for treating a beverage containing a polar molecule, said apparatus having a base for supporting the bottom of a container when said container is placed thereon, said base comprising a first magnet that applies a magnetic force to the beverage, said first magnet having a first surface and a second surface, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, said first surface facing said container and said second surface being on the opposite side of the magnet from the first surface, said first surface having one polarity over its entire surface and said second surface a having second polarity over its entire surface, said first magnet being in the form of a ring, said ring having an orifice therein extending from said first surface to said second surface and formed by said inner sidewall of said first magnet, and wherein a second magnet is positioned within the orifice of said first magnet, said second magnet having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of said second magnet facing said container, said second surface of said second magnet facing opposite said container, and wherein the polarity of the first surface of said second magnet is opposite the polarity of the first surface of said first magnet, said second magnet being in the shape of a cone, wherein the first surface of the second magnet is the apex of the cone, and the second surface of the second magnet is the base of the cone and wherein said first magnet has one or more sidewall surfaces around said orifice and said second magnet has one or more sidewalls extending from said apex to said base, one or more sidewall surfaces around said orifice of said first magnet surrounding said one or more sidewalls of said second magnet, said sidewall of said second magnet being separated a first distance from a sidewall of said orifice at said apex and a second distance at said base, said first distance being greater than said second distance and wherein said second surface of said first magnet has a metal plate magnetically attached thereto, said apparatus further comprising a stopper for said container, said stopper sealing said container when said stopper is placed in an opening at the top of said container, said stopper comprising a third magnet, said third magnet being adapted to be positioned in said opening of said container.