Patents Assigned to Stork Titan B.V.
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Patent number: 11793227Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Dirk Meskendahl, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden
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Publication number: 20210244068Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Dirk MESKENDAHL, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der EERDEN
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Patent number: 11013255Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Dirk Meskendahl, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden
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Patent number: 10905131Abstract: The invention provides a method for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mould cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mould cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mould a moulded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the moulded three-dimensional product from the mould cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the moulded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus F. Van Der Eerden, Barend J. Beijaard, Cornelis L. Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Publication number: 20180255824Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Dirk MESKENDAHL, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der EERDEN
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Patent number: 9986755Abstract: A system for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mold member provided with at least one mold cavity, the frame supporting the mold member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mold cavities of the mold member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mold member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mold members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mold member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mold member.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Dirk Meskendahl, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden
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Patent number: 9700059Abstract: A treatment device for treating food products with conditioned air includes a housing with a product inlet and product outlet. The housing defines a treatment chamber. The device includes at least one conveyor means for conveying the products through the treatment chamber from the product inlet to the product outlet, an air-circulator for causing an air stream to flow through the treatment chamber, and an air-conditioning for conditioning the air stream. The air-conditioner includes a heater and a moisture-feeder. The treatment device is also provided with controllable air-discharger for discharging air from the treatment chamber. A control device controls the moisture content of the conditioned air in the treatment chamber within a range defined by a predetermined lower limit and a predefined upper limit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: STORK TITAN B VInventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden, Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus Leferink, Hendrikus Cornelis Koos van Doorn
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Patent number: 9474286Abstract: The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meal mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mold cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mold a molded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the molded three-dimensional product from the mold cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the molded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Hendricus F. Van Der Eerden, Barend J. Beijaard, Cornelis L. Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Publication number: 20150282520Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Dirk MESKENDAHL, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der EERDEN
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Patent number: 9060544Abstract: A system for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mold member provided with at least one mold cavity, the frame supporting the mold member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mold cavities of the mold member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mold member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mold members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mold member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mold member.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Dirk Meskendahl, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden
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Patent number: 9021944Abstract: A treatment device for treating food products with conditioned air comprises a housing which delimits a treatment space and is provided with an entry and an exit, at least one conveying device for conveying the products from the entry throughout the treatment space to the exit, the conveying device between the entry and the exit following a conveying path with several windings which are situated one above the other, air-circulation device for circulating conditioned air throughout the treatment space via a hollow drum. According to a first aspect, air-conditioning device are provided upstream of the air-circulation device for conditioning the air. According to a second aspect, at least one winding of the conveying path near the entry has a pitch which is different to the pitch of the downstream windings.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus Leferink, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria Van Der Eerden, Jeroen Robert Willemsen, Jacobus Cornelus Maria Baltussen
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Publication number: 20140242234Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Dirk MESKENDAHL, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der EERDEN
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Patent number: 8770962Abstract: The invention provides a method for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mould cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mould cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mould a moulded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the moulded three-dimensional product from the mould cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the moulded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden, Barend Jacobus Emmanuel Beijaard, Cornelis Laurentius Bernardus Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Patent number: 8747934Abstract: A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Dirk Meskendahl, Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden
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Patent number: 8561528Abstract: A device for heating the outside of food particles includes a substantially cylindrical tube extending with a substantially horizontal axis, a heating device configured to heat the tube on the outside, a drive device configured to drive the tube in rotation about its axis, a supply device configured to supply food particles to be heated to the interior of the tube in the vicinity of a first end of the tube, and a discharge device configured to discharge the heated food particles from the second end of the tube. The product is heated briefly by contact heating in a rotating tube, being carried along by the rotating part and detaching from the wall at a point in time due to gravity in combination with the rotating movement, and thereby coming loose from the other part of the tangle of meat.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventor: Antonius Leonardus Franciscus Peters
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Publication number: 20130209598Abstract: The invention provides a method for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mould cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mould cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mould a moulded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the moulded three-dimensional product from the mould cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the moulded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: Stork Titan B.V.Inventor: Stork Titan B.V.
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Patent number: 8371836Abstract: The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mold cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mold a molded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the molded three-dimensional product from the mold cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the molded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden, Barend Jacobus Emmanuel Beijaard, Cornelis Laurentius Bernardus Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Patent number: 8029266Abstract: A mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials, which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, comprises a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria Van Der Eerden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom
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Patent number: 7976303Abstract: The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mold cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mold a molded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the molded three-dimensional product from the mold cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the molded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden, Barend Jacobus Emmanuel Beijaard, Cornelis Laurentius Bernardus Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Patent number: 7931461Abstract: A mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials, which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, includes a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities. The mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body. The body includes at least one essentially fluid tight barrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.Inventors: Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden, Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Boom