Patents by Inventor Volker Effern

Volker Effern 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).

  • Cellulose hydrate sausage casing featuring minimum meat cling
    Patent number: 7968161
    Abstract: A tubular sausage casing is disclosed that is based on cellulose and includes an interior impregnation containing at least one adhesive component and at least two separating components. The adhesive component and one of the separating components are bound to the cellulose of the casing while the second separating component is not bound. The inventive casing is used for mild or aged dry sausages, especially California-style salami.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Kalle GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Udo Kuenzel, Volker Effern
  • Food casing based on cellulose hydrate with nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20080145576
    Abstract: This invention relates to a food casing based on cellulose hydrate that further includes nanoscale additives. The nanoparticles measure from 0.5 to 1000 nm in at least one dimension. The nanoparticles can have uniform distribution in the cellulose hydrate matrix, or be on the surface, or can have been concentrated in those regions of the casing that are in the vicinity of the surface. The invention moreover relates to a process for production of the food casing and to its use as synthetic sausage casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Martina KOENIG, Volker Effern, Susanne Redmann-Schmid, Walter Lutz
  • Tubular Food Casing Having Transferable Inner Layer
    Publication number: 20070202222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular food casing based on textile material or regenerated cellulose which has on the inside an impregnation or coating which comprises at least one colorant which is transferable to a foodstuff situated in the casing and/or a coloring foodstuff (=coloring agent), but no binder. Particularly suitable coloring agents are cereal varieties and preparations thereof, such as barley, barley malt and barley malt extract, caramel, spices, cocoa, coffee, fruits or vegetable varieties. Solid coloring agents are expediently comminuted to a maximum particle size of 0.5 mm. The casing is provided in particular as artificial sausage casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Martina Koenig, Volker Effern, Sabrina Hofmann, Roland Kleinschmidt, Ralf Borst
  • Cellulose hydrate sausage casing featuring minimum meat cling
    Publication number: 20070172558
    Abstract: A tubular sausage casing is disclosed that is based on cellulose and includes an interior impregnation containing at least one adhesive component and at least two separating components. The adhesive component and one of the separating components are bound to the cellulose of the casing while the second separating component is not bound. The inventive casing is used for mild or aged dry sausages, especially California-style salami.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Udo Kuenzel, Volker Effern