Patents by Inventor Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer

Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer 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: 11470873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing co-extruded food products, comprising the processing steps of: A) co-extruding an elongate dough strand and a casing enclosing the elongate dough strand to form a non-coagulated food product, B) bringing the casing into contact with a salt solution, and C) dividing the encased elongate food strand into individual products, whereafter the co-extruded food products are subjected to an airflow. The invention also relates to a device for manufacturing co-extruded food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MAREL MEAT B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Paulus Johanus Maria Thoonsen, Kasper Willem Van Den Berg
  • Patent number: 11224229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a food dough (6); providing a viscous casing mass material (8); and producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand (2) with the extrusion of a centre of food dough at least partially provided by layered casing mass material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Marel Further Processing B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Léon Marie Francois Spierts, Leonie Petronella Wilhelmina Maria Boons
  • Patent number: 11191280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: A) providing a food dough; B) providing a viscous paste; C) producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand with a core of the food dough enclosed by a casing of the paste; D) subdividing the sausage strand into sausage products; and E) guiding the sausage through a fixing bath, whereby the cohesion of the sausage increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Martinus Wilhelmus Johannus Kuijpers, Frederik Franciscus Leondardus Ankersmit
  • Patent number: 11051521
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product, comprising the steps of placing an individual meat product on a carrier; moving the meat product towards a liquid applier; applying a consumable treating liquid to a meat product; forcing excess liquid towards the bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier, and controllably removing the excess liquid from the meat product and/or the carrier by a liquid remover. The invention also provides a device for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Marel Further Processing B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Frank Johannes Antonius van den Heuij
  • Patent number: 10980245
    Abstract: A method for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products, wherein an aqueous salt solution is supplied to the exterior of the co-extruded food products. A device for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MAREL MEAT B.V.
    Inventors: Jos Kobussen, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Kasper Willem Van den Berg, Hector Angel Flores
  • Publication number: 20190239524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product, comprising the steps of placing an individual meat product on a carrier; moving the meat product towards a liquid applier; applying a consumable treating liquid to a meat product; forcing excess liquid towards the bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier, and controllably removing the excess liquid from the meat product and/or the carrier by a liquid remover. The invention also provides a device for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Marel Further Processing B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Frank Johannes Antonius van den Heuij
  • Publication number: 20180310573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: A) providing a food dough; B) providing a viscous paste; C) producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand with a core of the food dough enclosed by a casing of the paste; D) subdividing the sausage strand into sausage products; and E) guiding the sausage through a fixing bath, whereby the cohesion of the sausage increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes VAN DE NIEUWELAAR, Marcus Bernhard Hubert BONTJER, Martinus Wilhelmus Johannus KUIJPERS, Frederik Franciscus Leondardus ANKERSMIT
  • Patent number: 10045544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of extrusion, comprising the processing steps of: i) providing a food dough; ii) providing a viscous coating agent; iii) extruding a strand of food dough and extruding a coating layer at least partially enclosing the strand; iv) treating the at least partially coated strand with a liquid strengthening agent during at least two strengthening steps such that the coating layer of the strand is strengthened; to a device for performing this method and to the obtained food strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.
    Inventors: Léon Marie Francois Spierts, Adrianus Josephes Van Den Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs
  • Patent number: 9504263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for transferring longitudinally supplied elongate food products (4), such as for instance sausages. The sausages are placed here in a recess (10) of a rotatable holder body (9) and subsequently set down in lateral direction. The invention further relates to an assembly (1) of such a transfer device and a feed conveyor (3) for sausages connecting to the transfer device. The invention moreover relates to a method for transferring elongate food products such as sausages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Frank Johannes Antonius Van Den Heuij
  • Patent number: 9173414
    Abstract: A method for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products, wherein an aqueous salt solution is supplied to the exterior of the co-extruded food products. A device for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: STORK TOWNSEND B.V.
    Inventors: Jos Kobussen, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Kasper Willem Van den Berg, Hector Angel Flores
  • Publication number: 20150230514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing co-extruded food products, comprising the processing steps of: A) co-extruding an elongate dough strand and a casing enclosing the elongate dough strand to form a non-coagulated food product, B) bringing the casing into contact with a salt solution, and C) dividing the encased elongate food strand into individual products, whereafter the co-extruded food products are subjected to an airflow. The invention also relates to a device for manufacturing co-extruded food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Paulus Johanus Maria Thoonsen, Kasper Willem Van Den Berg
  • Publication number: 20150086683
    Abstract: A method for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products, wherein an aqueous salt solution is supplied to the exterior of the co-extruded food products. A device for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jos Kobussen, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Kasper Willem Van den Berg, Hector Angel Flores
  • Publication number: 20150030733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: A) providing a food dough; B) providing a viscous paste; C) producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand with a core of the food dough enclosed by a casing of the paste; D) subdividing the sausage strand into sausage products; and E) guiding the sausage through a fixing bath, whereby the cohesion of the sausage increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes VAN DE NIEUWELAAR, Marcus Bernhard Hubert BONTJER, Martinus Wilhelmus Johannus KUIJPERS, Frederik Franciscus Leondardus ANKERSMIT
  • Publication number: 20140106654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for transferring longitudinally supplied elongate food products (4), such as for instance sausages. The sausages are placed here in a recess (10) of a rotatable holder body (9) and subsequently set down in lateral direction. The invention further relates to an assembly (1) of such a transfer device and a feed conveyor (3) for sausages connecting to the transfer device. The invention moreover relates to a method for transferring elongate food products such as sausages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Frank Johannes Antonius Van Den Heuij
  • Publication number: 20130337110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of extrusion, comprising the processing steps of: i) providing a food dough; ii) providing a viscous coating agent; iii) extruding a strand of food dough and extruding a coating layer at least partially enclosing the strand; iv) treating the at least partially coated strand with a liquid strengthening agent during at least two strengthening steps such that the coating layer of the strand is strengthened; to a device for performing this method and to the obtained food strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Léon Marie Francois Spierts, Adrianus Josephes Van Den Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs
  • Patent number: 8551548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing co-extruded food products, comprising the processing steps of: A) co-extruding an elongate dough strand with an enclosing casing, B) bringing the encased elongate food strand into contact with a salt solution for a maximum of 5 seconds, and C) dividing the encased elongate food strand into separate products. The present invention also relates to a device for manufacturing co-extruded food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Stork Townsend B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Paulus Johanus Maria Thoonsen, Kasper Willem Van Den Berg
  • Patent number: 8474373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for treating elongate food products in a process space using a conditioned airflow, comprising: a housing bounding the process space, with a feed opening arranged in the housing and a discharge opening arranged in the housing for respectively carrying elongate food products into the process space and discharging thereof from the process space, transport means for displacing the elongate food products through the process space, blowing means for generating an airflow in the process space, and conditioning means for conditioning the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Stork Townsend B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars, Paulus Johanus Maria Thoonsen, Willem Kasper Van Den Berg
  • Publication number: 20120321752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a food dough (6); providing a viscous casing mass material (8); and producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand (2) with the extrusion of a centre of food dough at least partially provided by layered casing mass material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Léon Marie Francois Spierts, Leonie Petronella Wilhelmina Maria Boons
  • Publication number: 20120073454
    Abstract: A method for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products, wherein an aqueous salt solution is supplied to the exterior of the co-extruded food products. A device for at least partially dehydrating the casing of co-extruded food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jos Kobussen, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Kasper Willem Van den Berg, Hector Angel Flores
  • Publication number: 20110117254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing sausage products by means of co-extrusion, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: A) providing a food dough; B) providing a viscous paste; C) producing by means of co-extrusion a sausage strand with a core of the food dough enclosed by a casing of the paste; D) subdividing the sausage strand into sausage products; and E) guiding the sausage through a fixing bath, whereby the cohesion of the sausage increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: STORK TOWNSEND B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar, Marcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Martinus Wilhelmus Johannus Kuijpers, Frederik Franciscus Leondardus Ankersmit