Patents by Inventor Gerrit George Kamphuis

Gerrit George Kamphuis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for preparing a so-called non-caking powder
    Patent number: 4070766
    Abstract: Method and plant for preparing a non-caking powder by spray-drying a mixture of a concentrate of minimally 48% dry substance, such that in an uninterrupted drying operation the mixture is passed through the so-called sticky-zone, after which a subsequent cooling, rewetting and crystallization is performed, the latter three operations remaining spaced from said sticky-zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: Stork Friesland B.V.
    Inventor: Gerrit George Kamphuis
  • Column for draining a whey-curd mixture
    Patent number: 3982480
    Abstract: A draining column consisting of an upright perforated sleeve with a supply for a whey-curd mixture at the top and a discharge device for the curd bar at the bottom. The upper portion of the sleeve is surrounded at some distance by a jacket. In the annular interspace a liquid is maintained at a specific level and under a controllable pressure to regulate the speed with which the whey leaks through the perforations of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Stork Amsterdam B.V.
    Inventor: Gerrit George Kamphuis