Patents by Inventor Adriaan Cornelis Kweldam

Adriaan Cornelis Kweldam 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).

  • Method for the Preparation of a Meat Substitute Product, Meat Substitute Product Obtained with the Method and Ready to Consume Meat Substitute Product
    Publication number: 20110244090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a meat substitute product in which a protein, a hydrocolloid which precipitates with metal cations and water are mixed at elevated temperature until a homogenous mixture is formed. The mixture is mixed with a solution of a metal cation with a valency of at least 2 to form a fibrous product. The fibrous product is then obtained. The protein used is a material which comprises animal protein or a material derived therefrom, such as curd, cheese, powdered milk or the like. The hydrocolloid is selected from pectin with a low methoxyl group content, gellan gum and alginate. The invention also describes the meat substitute product which is obtained with the aid of the method according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention describes a ready to consume meat replacement product prepared by culinary processing of the meat substitute product which has been explained and has been obtained with the aid of the method according to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Adriaan Cornelis Kweldam, Gretha Kweldam, Arjen Cornelis Kweldam
  • Method for the preparation of a meat substitute product, meat substitute product obtained with the method and ready to consume meat substitute product
    Patent number: 7998518
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a meat substitute product in which a protein, a hydrocolloid which precipitates with metal cations and water are mixed at elevated temperature until a homogenous mixture is formed. The mixture is mixed with a solution of a metal cation with a valency of at least 2 to form a fibrous product. The fibrous product is then obtained. The invention also describes the meat substitute product which is obtained with the aid of the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: NUG Nahrungs- und Genussmittel Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Adriaan Cornelis Kweldam
  • METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT, MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT OBTAINED WITH THE METHOD AND READY TO CONSUME MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20110171359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a meat substitute product in which a protein, a hydrocolloid which precipitates with metal cations and water are mixed at elevated temperature until a homogenous mixture is formed. The mixture is mixed with a solution of a metal cation with a valency of at least 2 to form a fibrous product. The fibrous product is then obtained. The protein used is a material which comprises animal protein or a material derived therefrom, such as curd, cheese, powdered milk or the like. The hydrocolloid is selected from pectin with a low methoxyl group content, gellan gum and alginate. The invention also describes the meat substitute product which is obtained with the aid of the method according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention describes a ready to consume meat replacement product prepared by culinary processing of the meat substitute product which has been explained and has been obtained with the aid of the method according to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventor: Adriaan Cornelis Kweldam