Patents Assigned to MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
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Patent number: 11026436Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Sanne Reuling, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools
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Publication number: 20210051966Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas BISSELING
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Patent number: 10842158Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas Bisseling
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Patent number: 10701946Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
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Patent number: 10638764Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers, Thomas Willem Dekker, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
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Patent number: 10631550Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10506815Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom
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Publication number: 20190110489Abstract: The present invention relates to a closed processing system for treating elongated food products comprising a housing bounding a process space, a transport path for displacing the elongated food products through the process space, at least one airflow generator for generating an airflow in the process space, at least one airflow conditioner for conditioning the generated airflow, and at least one detector for detecting process conditions in the process space, wherein the detected process conditions include at least the relative humidity and wherein the system is arranged to control the process conditions by adjusting the at least one airflow generator and/or at least one airflow conditioner based on the detected relative humidity. The present invention further relates to a method for treating elongated food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.Inventors: Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus LEFERINK, Eric Henricus Johannes ABEN, Hendrikus Cornelis Koos VAN DOORN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS
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Publication number: 20190082702Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas BISSELING
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Patent number: 10231464Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Geert Johannes Lok, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs
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Patent number: 10117440Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of processing food particles with a gelling agent, comprising the processing steps of: a) providing a food particles; b) providing a viscous gelling agent; c) treating the viscous gelling agent with an acidic buffer solution; and d) bringing at least a part of the food particles in contact with the viscous gelling agent. The present invention further relates to a device for performing this method, to the obtained food product and the use of an acidic buffer solution for stabilizing food products.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignees: Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V., Marel FranceInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Yohann Pierre, Fabrice Le Pabic, Leon Marie Francois Spierts, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
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Patent number: 10045544Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10028515Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Thomas Willem Dekker
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Publication number: 20170303551Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria BOOM
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Patent number: 9788554Abstract: In a method for moulding food patties from a food product comprising a food mass (5) having a substantially coherent structure formed by particles of the food product that are loosely connected to each other, for example ground meat, the food product is first supplied to a supply hopper (3). Food product is moved in the supply hopper to at least one discharge opening (8) of the supply hopper, from which it is discharged. The food product that has been discharged from the discharge opening of the supply hopper is fed into at least one pump chamber (12) of a positive displacement pump system. Subsequently, the food product in the pump chamber is positively displaced to an outlet opening of the pump chamber by the positive displacement pump system (20). The food product is discharged from the outlet opening of the pump chamber, and then fed into a moulding device having a plurality of mould cavities for molding the food patties.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.Inventors: Martinus Johannes Willebrordus Van Zoelen, Thomas Willem Dekker, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Meggelaars
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Patent number: 9737080Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom
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Publication number: 20170156352Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria BOOM, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Thomas Willem DEKKER
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Publication number: 20170150748Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Sigebertus Johannes Jacobus Jozef MEGGELAARS, Eric Henricus Johannes ABEN, Leon Marie Francois SPIERTS
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Publication number: 20170119001Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Geert Johannes LOK, Johannes Marinus Quirinus KOOLS, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Patricia Rosa Maria HOEKSTRA-SUURS
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Patent number: 9635866Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Thomas Willem Dekker, Martinus Johannes Willebrordus Van Zoelen, Jeroen Robert Willemsen