Patents by Inventor Henricus J. J. van der Meer

Henricus J. J. van der Meer 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).

  • Process for thermally treating a product with steam
    Patent number: 8956675
    Abstract: A method for thermally treating a product in order to have the product obtain the desired product properties, comprising the following steps: (a) determining the water activity value which, for carrying out the thermal treatment, is required to have the product obtain the desired properties; (b) contacting the product with water vapor, at an increased temperature and an associated saturated vapor pressure (p*), while the temperature on the surface of the product is 80-260° C.; (c) setting a vapor pressure (p) in step (b) such that p/p* is equal to the water activity value determined in step (a); and (d) maintaining for a time duration (t) the process conditions mentioned in steps (b) and (c) for obtaining the product with the desired product properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nederslandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwerenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Henricus J. J. van der Meer, Paulus J. T. Bussmann, Rudy M. H. Heijmans, Jan C. Akkerman