Patents by Inventor Carl W. Clyne

Carl W. Clyne 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).

  • Pasteurization monitoring process
    Patent number: 4841457
    Abstract: A process for continuously monitoring a tunnel pasteurizer by observing the spray water temperatures and the time a package is in the tunnel, calculating P.U. input to each package, product cold spot, and average product temperatures in the spray zones, recording and displaying such calculated results, and storing the raw data and calculated results for recall at will in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
    Inventors: Carl W. Clyne, Gary L. Woolever, James Teng, Hooshang Naji
  • Pasteurization monitoring process
    Patent number: 4801466
    Abstract: A process for continuously monitoring a tunnel pasteurizer by observing the spray water temperatures and the time a package is in the tunnel, calculating P.U. input to each package, product cold spot, and average product temperatures in the spray zones, recording and displaying such calculated results, and storing the raw data and calculated results for recall at will in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
    Inventors: Carl W. Clyne, Gary L. Woolever, James Teng, Hooshang Naji
  • Pasteurization apparatus
    Patent number: 4727800
    Abstract: This application relates to a precision tunnel pasteurization process in which the spray density is above about 7 gal./min./ft..sup.2 of processing area and the spray is uniformly distributed over the processing area of the pasteurizer whereby the spray water heats the beer to 140.degree. F.-143.degree. F. and then cools the beer to 70.degree. F.-85.degree. F. The spray nozzles are positioned on staggered centers having 9-12" longitudinal spacing and 6" transverse spacing with 3" spacing from side walls and the nozzle bore is 3/8". The nozzle pressure is about 5 psig to 6 psig and the spray nozzles are the type which are the least likely to become clogged. The overlapping hollow cone sprays produce a very uniform spray density at the elevation of the top of the cans or bottles.The improved pasteurizer also has the first heating zone regenerative with the first cooling zone. The advantages of this arrangement are particularly significant on a double deck pasteurizer with sprays only above the top deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald W. Richmond, Carl W. Clyne, Tod M. Holben
  • Pasteurization process
    Patent number: 4693902
    Abstract: A precision tunnel pasteurization process in which the spray density is at least 6 gal./min./ft..sup.2 of processing area and the spray is uniformly distributed over the processing area of the pasteurizer is disclosed, whereby the spray water heats the beer to 140.degree. F.-143.degree. F. and then cools the beer to 70.degree. F.-85.degree. F. The spray nozzles are positioned on staggered centers having 9-12" longitudinal spacing and 6" transverse spacing with 3" spacing from side walls and the nozzle bore is 3/8". The nozzle pressure is about 5 psig to 6 psig and the spray nozzles are the type which are the least likely to become clogged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald W. Richmond, Carl W. Clyne, Tod M. Holben