Patents by Inventor Remco Spijker

Remco Spijker 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: 9004987
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker
  • Patent number: 8920222
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein the organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker
  • Patent number: 8561784
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for conveying organ packages to a processing station or stations is provided. The apparatus can include a tray-conveyor having a series of trays movable in the conveying direction. Each such tray is arranged to receive an organ package. The tray-conveyor has at least one discharge-station for the organ packages that are to be moved to the processing station or stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Remco Spijker, Tom Cornelis Jansen, Aloysius Christianus Maria Van Steijn
  • Patent number: 8303383
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein the organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker
  • Publication number: 20110244773
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker
  • Publication number: 20110237171
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker
  • Patent number: 7942729
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gizzard peeler comprising a series of rollersets, each rollerset comprising a first roller and a second roller that in use rotate in opposite directions, wherein the rollersets collectively form a cylindrical wall of a rotatable drum or form part of such a wall, whereby the drum is provided at its outer circumference with a guide and pressure device for guiding and pressing a gizzard along at least a part of the drum's outer circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Remco Spijker, Tom Cornelis Jansen
  • Publication number: 20110061996
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for conveying organ packages to a processing station or stations is provided. The apparatus can include a tray-conveyor having a series of trays movable in the conveying direction. Each such tray is arranged to receive an organ package. The tray-conveyor has at least one discharge-station for the organ packages that are to be moved to the processing station or stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Remco Spijker, Tom Cornelis Jansen, Aloysius Christianus Maria Van Steijn
  • Publication number: 20100279593
    Abstract: A gizzard peeler is provided that includes a series of rollersets. Each rollerset includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a first roller and a second roller that in use rotate in opposite directions. The rollersets collectively form a cylindrical wall of a rotatable drum or form part of such a wall, whereby the drum is provided at its outer circumference with guide and pressure means for guiding and pressing a gizzard along at least a part of the drum's outer circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Remco Spijker, Tom Cornelis Jansen
  • Publication number: 20090239457
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Cornelis Jansen, Remco Spijker