Patents by Inventor Lammert BLOEMSMA

Lammert BLOEMSMA 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).

  • Patent number: 10542724
    Abstract: A device for filling cheese curd into a pressing mould comprising a curd distributor, having an inlet end through which cheese curd may be received, and an outlet end through the cheese curd may exit the curd distributor, a pressing-mould holder arranged below the outlet of the curd distributor, one or more drive units, configured to perform a relative motion between the curd distributor and the pressing mould holder in accordance with a selected number of motion patterns, a control unit, configured to control the motion pattern based on input comprising an identifier of a pressing-mould configuration positioned by the pressing-mould holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Harrie Spijkerman, Lammert Bloemsma, Sikko Ros
  • Publication number: 20170208770
    Abstract: A device for filling cheese curd into a pressing mould comprising a curd distributor, having an inlet end through which cheese curd may be received, and an outlet end through the cheese curd may exit the curd distributor, a pressing-mould holder arranged below the outlet of the curd distributor, one or more drive units, configured to perform a relative motion between the curd distributor and the pressing mould holder in accordance with a selected number of motion patterns, a contra unit, configured to control the motion pattern based on input comprising an identifier of a pressing-mould configuration positioned b the pressing-mould holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Harrie SPIJKERMAN, Lammert BLOEMSMA, Sikko ROS
  • Publication number: 20170000076
    Abstract: A separator for separating a liquid from a solid is provided. The separator comprises a housing with a longitudinal central axis, the housing having a top and a bottom. The housing further comprises an inlet for a mixture of the liquid and solid at the top of the housing, a solid outlet arranged at the bottom of the housing, and a liquid outlet arranged at the bottom of the housing. A conical screen plate is arranged within the housing, the conical screen plate dividing the interior of the housing into a solid collecting chamber and a liquid collecting chamber, the inlet running into the solid collecting chamber and the solid outlet running out from the solid collecting chamber, and the liquid outlet running out from the liquid collecting chamber. The conical screen plate is suspended in the housing, such that the conical screen plate is rotatable around a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventor: Lammert BLOEMSMA