Patents by Inventor Bernardus Wilheimus Franciscus Leferink

Bernardus Wilheimus Franciscus Leferink 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).

  • Closed processing system and method for treating elongated food products
    Patent number: 11647759
    Abstract: 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, and at least one detector for detecting process conditions in the process space, wherein the detector includes at least one pressure sensor for detecting the relative airflow pressure in the process space compared to the ambient air pressure and wherein the system is arranged to control the process conditions by adjusting the at least one airflow generator based on the detected process conditions. The present invention further relates to a method for treating elongated food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Bernardus Wilheimus Franciscus Leferink, Eric Henricus Johannes Aben, Hendrikus Cornelis Koos Van Doorn, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks