Patent ID: 9440199
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B01F,C12H

Claim Text:
1. An aerator, comprising: a seal configured to engage an opening of an uncorked wine bottle separating an inside of the uncorked wine bottle from an outside of the uncorked wine bottle; a gas conduit having a proximal end in fluid communication with a distal end, wherein the gas conduit passes through the seal and wherein the distal end is configured to be insertable into the inside of the uncorked wine bottle; a gas source connectable to the proximal end of the gas conduit and in fluidic communication with the gas conduit; a bubble-generating aeration element disposed at the distal end of the gas conduit and in fluidic communication with the gas conduit; at least one aperture disposed through the seal, the at least one aperture configured to be in fluidic communication with the inside and outside of the uncorked wine bottle when the seal is engaged with the opening of the uncorked wine bottle; and a bubble-reducing filter element in fluidic communication with the at least one aperture and disposed at, near and/or within the seal.