Patents by Inventor Allard DE GROOT

Allard DE GROOT 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).

  • Patent number: 11554947
    Abstract: A pressure regulating system for a beverage container system, comprising a first, compartment for containing a pressurized gas, in fluid communication with an outlet space through at least a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and the outlet space, wherein a gas valve control system is provided, comprising a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part of said outlet space, wherein said deformable and/or movable wall part is operably in contact with said gas valve for opening and/or closing said gas valve, wherein a second compartment is provided at a side of the said deformable and/or movable wall part opposite the outlet space, wherein the second compartment is in fluid communication with a third compartment, which third compartment comprises at least one separating wall part and is at least liquid tight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Allard De Groot, Germán Enrique Knoppers, Vincent Schats, Thomas Theodorus Nicolaas Johannes Wagemakers
  • Publication number: 20220242654
    Abstract: A pressure regulating system 12 for a beverage container 2, comprising a first compartment 11 for containing a pressurized gas, in fluid communication with a surrounding space through at least a gas valve 13 for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and surrounding space, wherein a gas valve control system is provided, comprising a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part 17, wherein said deformable and/or movable wall part is operably in contact with said gas valve for opening and/or closing said gas valve 13, wherein a second compartment 15 is provided at a side of the said deformable and/or movable wall part 17, said movable and/or deformable wall part 17 forming a wall of said second compartment 15, wherein the second compartment 15 forms a pressure regulating space and comprises a wall part formed by or comprising at least a gas permeable, liquid tight permeable wall part 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Daniël Petrus Nicolaas VLASVELD, Allard DE GROOT
  • Publication number: 20210024344
    Abstract: A pressure regulating system for a beverage container system, comprising a first, compartment for containing a pressurized gas, in fluid communication with an outlet space through at least a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and the outlet space, wherein a gas valve control system is provided, comprising a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part of said outlet space, wherein said deformable and/or movable wall part is operably in contact with said gas valve for opening and/or closing said gas valve, wherein a second compartment is provided at a side of the said deformable and/or movable wall part opposite the outlet space, wherein the second compartment is in fluid communication with a third compartment, which third compartment comprises at least one separating wall part and is at least liquid tight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Allard DE GROOT, Germán Enrique KNOPPERS, Vincent SCHATS, Thomas Theodorus Nicolaas Johannes WAGEMAKERS