Patents Assigned to MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
  • Patent number: 11026436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line for in-line processing of food products, comprising a food transport path that successively leads through: a brine unit; a liquid smoke unit; and a transit oven. The invention also relates to a method for in-line processing of food products, comprising the successive process step: moisturising the food products with a brine; moisturising the food products with a liquid smoke; and heating the food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Sanne Reuling, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools
  • Publication number: 20210051966
    Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or evaluating a food products mould drum and a combination of such a food products mould drum and a mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device are disclosed. The mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device includes one or more pressure housings arranged against the outside of and over one or more mould cavities and form, together with the mould drum, an outside chamber. The outside chamber includes a chamber port connectable to a pressure line of a fluid circuit, and the mould drum includes a passage port connectable to a return line of the fluid circuit. Cleaning/evaluating occurs by allowing a pressurized fluid stream to enter via the chamber port into mould cavities and then via a wall part porous structure through a passage, and exit via the passage port to the return line of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas BISSELING
  • Patent number: 10842158
    Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or evaluating a food products mould drum and a combination of such a food products mould drum and a mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device are disclosed. The mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device includes one or more pressure housings arranged against the outside of and over one or more mould cavities and form, together with the mould drum, an outside chamber. The outside chamber includes a chamber port connectable to a pressure line of a fluid circuit, and the mould drum includes a passage port connectable to a return line of the fluid circuit. Cleaning/evaluating occurs by allowing a pressurized fluid stream to enter via the chamber port into mould cavities and then via a wall part porous structure through a passage, and exit via the passage port to the return line of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas Bisseling
  • Patent number: 10701946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a casing material for use in co-extruding food products comprising the steps of providing two or more casing material components; mixing the casing material components and feeding the resulting viscous gelling solution to the co-extrusion process to form an external layer on an extruded strand of food dough. Each of the casing material components in itself is not suitable for co-extrusion as an external layer and the composition of the viscous gelling solution is determined by changing the volumes of the casing material components used dependent on the required food product to be co-extruded and/or the composition of the viscous gelling solution is adjusted by changing the volumes of the casing material components dependent on the information on the properties of the food dough and/or the food product to be co-extruded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
  • Patent number: 10638764
    Abstract: An installation for moulding of three dimensional products from a mass of pumpable foodstuff material includes a pump having at least one pump chamber, a pump drive, and a moulding device including a mould drum, a mould member drive for moving the mould drum along a path, and a mass feed member. The mass feed member has a chamber with an inlet, a discharge mouth facing the mould member at the fill position along the path of the mould drum, an orificed grinder body and multiple mobile grinder members each arranged at one of the distinct positions of the mold cavities and cooperating with the grinding face of the orificed grinder body. The installation is advantageously employed for the manufacture of meat products from a pumpable meat mass for the manufacture of meat patties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Thomas Willem Dekker, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
  • Patent number: 10631550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of extruding sleeves extruded of collagen for encasing sausages, wherein a collagen fluid is fed to an extrusion head; the collagen fluid is guided through the extrusion head; and the collagen fluid is discharged from the extrusion head. The invention also relates to an extrusion head for performing such a process as well as a co-extrusion sausage line. Finally also the sleeve extruded with this method or devices is part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Albertus Dunnewind, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs, Wilhelmus Johannes Everardus Maria Van Den Dungen, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Frank Johannes Antonius Van Den Heuij, Henk Robert Hoogenkamp
  • Patent number: 10506815
    Abstract: Moulding device for moulding three-dimensional food products from a mass of foodstuff which can be transferred by pumping, for example a meat mass of minced meat. The device comprises a moulding drum having a peripheral surface containing multiple series of cavities extending in the peripheral direction. The device comprises a mass feed device which is arranged in a filling position with respect to the peripheral surface of the moulding drum. The peripheral surface is embodied as a profiled peripheral surface having a shaping profile. Multiple shoe segments are provided which are arranged next to one another and which have a profiled inner side with a profile which is in meshing engagement with the shaping profile. The shoe segments have freedom of movement with respect to one another, at least in the direction of the rotation axis, in order to each remain individually aligned with respect to the profile of the section with which the inner side of the shoe segment is in meshing engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom
  • Publication number: 20190082702
    Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or evaluating a food products mould drum and a combination of such a food products mould drum and a mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device are disclosed. The mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device includes one or more pressure housings arranged against the outside of and over one or more mould cavities and form, together with the mould drum, an outside chamber. The outside chamber includes a chamber port connectable to a pressure line of a fluid circuit, and the mould drum includes a passage port connectable to a return line of the fluid circuit. Cleaning/evaluating occurs by allowing a pressurized fluid stream to enter via the chamber port into mould cavities and then via a wall part porous structure through a passage, and exit via the passage port to the return line of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas BISSELING
  • Patent number: 10231464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for co-extruding an elongated food product wherein the method comprises measuring the product characteristics of the viscous gelling agent provided and wherein the physical state of the collagen is controlled by balancing the process settings of the at least one subsequent processing step based upon the product characteristics measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs
  • Patent number: 10028515
    Abstract: A rotary cylindrical mold member and a method for its production, is adapted to be used in a system for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption. The method includes preparing at least one mold body forming part of the cylindrical outer surface of the mold member, wherein one or more recessed mold cavities are formed. Subsequently preparing a support member defining one or more fluid channels, recessed in the support surface Heat emitting parts or particles are provided close to the inner surface of the mold body and/or the supporting surface of the support member. Energy is provided to the heat emitting parts or particles, thereby causing the parts or particles to emit heat and thereby locally melt the adjacent porous first plastic and the second plastic to obtain a weld and thereby secure the support member and the mold body to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Thomas Willem Dekker
  • Publication number: 20170303551
    Abstract: Moulding device for moulding three-dimensional food products from a mass of foodstuff which can be transferred by pumping, for example a meat mass of minced meat. The device comprises a moulding drum having a peripheral surface containing multiple series of cavities extending in the peripheral direction. The device comprises a mass feed device which is arranged in a filling position with respect to the peripheral surface of the moulding drum. The peripheral surface is embodied as a profiled peripheral surface having a shaping profile. Multiple shoe segments are provided which are arranged next to one another and which have a profiled inner side with a profile which is in meshing engagement with the shaping profile. The shoe segments have freedom of movement with respect to one another, at least in the direction of the rotation axis, in order to each remain individually aligned with respect to the profile of the section with which the inner side of the shoe segment is in meshing engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria BOOM
  • Patent number: 9737080
    Abstract: Molding device for molding three-dimensional food products from a mass of foodstuff which can be transferred by pumping, for example a meat mass of minced meat. The device comprises a molding drum (16) having a peripheral surface containing multiple series of cavities (44) extending in the peripheral direction. The device comprises a mass feed device which is arranged in a filling position with respect to the peripheral surface of the molding drum. The peripheral surface is embodied as a profiled peripheral surface having a shaping profile. Multiple shoe segments (42) are provided which are arranged next to one another and which have a profiled inner side with a profile which is in meshing engagement with the shaping profile. The shoe segments have freedom of movement with respect to one another, at least in the direction of the rotation axis, in order to each remain individually aligned with respect to the profile of the section with which the inner side of the shoe segment is in meshing engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom
  • Publication number: 20170156352
    Abstract: A rotary cylindrical mould member and a method for its production, is adapted to be used in a system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption. The method includes preparing at least one mould body forming part of the cylindrical outer surface of the mould member, wherein one or more recessed mould cavities are formed. Subsequently preparing a support member defining one or more fluid channels, recessed in the support surface Heat emitting parts or particles are provided close to the inner surface of the mould body and/or the supporting surface of the support member. Energy is provided to the heat emitting parts or particles, thereby causing the parts or particles to emit heat and thereby locally melt the adjacent porous first plastic and the second plastic to obtain a weld and thereby secure the support member and the mould body to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria BOOM, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Thomas Willem DEKKER
  • Publication number: 20170150748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing layered food products (40), comprising a conveyor (42) for transporting layered food products (40), and plural rollers (41) located above the conveyor (42) to contact the layered food products (40) transported on the conveyor (42). The invention also relates to a method for processing layered food products (40) lying on a conveyor (42) by subsequent groups of rollers (41) located above the conveyor (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef MEGGELAARS, Eric Henricus Johannes ABEN, Leon Marie Francois SPIERTS
  • Publication number: 20170119001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for co-extruding an elongated food product wherein the method comprises measuring the product characteristics of the viscous gelling agent provided and wherein the physical state of the collagen is controlled by balancing the process settings of the at least one subsequent processing step based upon the product characteristics measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Johannes LOK, Johannes Marinus Quirinus KOOLS, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Patricia Rosa Maria HOEKSTRA-SUURS
  • Patent number: 9635866
    Abstract: In a method for molding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass, use is made of a molding device with a mold drum provided with mold cavities having a fill opening for the introduction of foodstuff mass. A mass feed member transfers mass into passing mold cavities. A pump is connected to the inlet of the mass feed member. Product removal takes place downstream of the fill position. The operation of the pump and the rotation of the mold drum are controlled in combination with the design of the mold cavities pattern on the drum and of the mouth of the mass feed member such that in the method all mold cavity filling events during a revolution of the mold drum are performed in sequential order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Thomas Willem Dekker, Martinus Johannes Willebrordus Van Zoelen, Jeroen Robert Willemsen
  • Publication number: 20160374357
    Abstract: An installation for moulding of three dimensional products from a mass of pumpable foodstuff material, for example from ground meat includes a pump having at least one pump chamber, an inlet, and an outlet for the foodstuff mass, a pump drive, a moulding device including a mould member having multiple mould cavities, and a mould member drive for moving the mould member along a path, the path including a fill position of a mould cavity where mass is filled into a mould cavity and a product release position of a mould cavity where a moulded product is released from the mould cavity, a mass feed member having a chamber with an inlet and a discharge mouth facing the mould member at the fill position along the path of the mould member, the mass feed member being adapted to transfer the foodstuff mass into a mould cavity of the mould member in a corresponding mould cavity filling event that is defined by the moment of first flow of foodstuff mass into the mould cavity and the moment wherein the mould cavity has bee
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Johannes LOK, Mathias Marcellus KUIJPERS, Thomas Willem Dekker, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
  • 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: 9433238
    Abstract: A mass-distributing device for supplying a mass of foodstuff starting materials suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass, to one or more mold cavities of a molding member for molding three-dimensional products from the mass is provided. The device comprises a housing, which has an open side which can be turned towards the molding member, in which a flexible abutment element for the housing to abut the molding member is arranged. In the housing, a through-passage for the mass extends from an introduction opening in the housing to a discharge, which discharge opens at the open side of the housing. Pressure means are provided in order to position the flexible abutment element under pressure against the plane of the molding member comprising one or more mold cavities, the pressure means being designed to set contact pressures in separate zones of the flexible abutment element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria Van Der Eerden, Dirk Meskendahl, Thomas Willem Dekker
  • Publication number: 20160150799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line for in-line processing of food products, comprising a food transport path that successively leads through: a brine unit; a liquid smoke unit; and a transit oven. The invention also relates to a method for in-line processing of food products, comprising the successive process step: moisturising the food products with a brine; moisturising the food products with a liquid smoke; and heating the food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Sanne REULING, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Johannes Marinus Quirinus KOOLS