Patents by Inventor Christian Schmied

Christian Schmied 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: 10890226
    Abstract: Fiber for tribological applications, with the exception of mineral fibers, comprising at least one solid lubricant, with the exception of graphite, or boated with at least one solid lubricant, with the exception of graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Tribotecc GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Kienleitner, Carmen Moser, Juergen Bartlmae, Lorraine Segreto, Rudolf Schrittesser, Peter Faullant, Christian Schmied
  • Patent number: 10520409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of a product paste to be delivered to a spray nozzle for spray-drying applications wherein the continuous determination of the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste is carried out in a bypass to the product paste stream to the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Fankhauser, Nina Laubacher, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Christian Schmied, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
  • Patent number: 10391505
    Abstract: The invention provides for an spray nozzle apparatus (1) for a spray drying apparatus comprising a nozzle provided with at least one nozzle orifice (26) for outputting spray droplets of a product to be dried and a least one inlet orifice (24) for transferring said product into a nozzle chamber (22), including an apparatus for adjusting the size of outputted droplets inline during the spray drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Fankhauser, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Christian Schmied, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
  • Patent number: 10265717
    Abstract: A method of controlling the spray droplet size of a spray nozzle apparatus, in particular for the manufacturing of food powders, delivered to the spray nozzle comprises the following steps: a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Qrn) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure (P) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (p) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Frankhauser, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Christian Schmied, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
  • Publication number: 20180306263
    Abstract: Fiber for tribological applications, with the exception of mineral fibers, comprising at least one solid lubricant, with the exception of graphite, or boated with at least one solid lubricant, with the exception of graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Herbert Kienleitner, Carmen Moser, Juergen Bartlmae, Lorraine Segreto, Rudolf Schrittesser, Peter Faullant, Christian Schmied
  • Publication number: 20180003606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of a product paste to be delivered to a spray nozzle for spray-drying applications wherein the continuous determination of the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste is carried out in a bypass to the product paste stream to the spray nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Fankhauser, Nina Laubacher, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Christian Schmied, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
  • Publication number: 20180001334
    Abstract: A method of controlling the spray droplet size of a spray nozzle apparatus, in particular for the manufacturing of food powders, delivered to the spray nozzle comprises the following steps: a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Qm) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure (P) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (p) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Peter ERDMANN, Peter FRANKHAUSER, Martin NYDEGGER, Dale Richard SANDERS, Christian SCHMIED, Michael STRANZINGER
  • Publication number: 20150118359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of soluble non-dairy creamer tablets and in particular to non-dairy creamer tablets surface-treated with a carbohydrate. The invention also relates to the use of a concentrated carbohydrate solution to reduce a friability of a non-dairy creamer tablet. The soluble non-dairy creamer tablet surface-treated with the carbohydrate has applications in the beverage industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Ursula Leuenberger, Christian Schmied, Peter Zeltner
  • Publication number: 20130266693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of soluble milk-based tablets and in particular to milk-based tablets surface-treated with a carbohydrate. The invention also relates to the use of a concentrated carbohydrate solution to re-duce a friability of a milk-based tablet. The soluble milk-based tablet surface-treated with the carbohydrate has applications in the beverage industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Ursula Leuenberger, Christian Schmied, Peter Zeltner
  • Patent number: 6096265
    Abstract: For sterilizing surfaces with hydrogen peroxide, a stream of hot air is fed through a tube which includes a porous section, and vaporized hydrogen peroxide is diffused from the porous section into the hot air stream to obtain a combined hot air and vaporized stream mixture for supplying the vaporized hydrogen peroxide to a surface for sterilizing the surface. Further for carrying out the process, liquid hydrogen peroxide is fed to the porous section for forming a film on the porous section, and the porous section is heated to a temperature to vaporize the hydrogen peroxide for diffusion via the porous section into the hot air stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Ulrich Mezger, Christian Schmied
  • Patent number: 5997827
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterilizing surfaces has a tube and a plurality of nozzles wherein a mixture of hot air and vaporized hydrogen peroxide is fed from the tube, which is heated and which includes a porous section for feeding vaporized hydrogen peroxide into hot air fed through the tube to provide a mixture of hot air and vaporized hydrogen peroxide, the mixture being fed from the tube to surfaces to be sterilized by the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Nestec, S.A.
    Inventors: Ulrich Mezger, Christian Schmied