Patents by Inventor Erik Skovhauge

Erik Skovhauge 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: 4766003
    Abstract: Acid and heat coagulated types of cheese such as Ricotta, Mitzithra, and Galotiri as well as cottage cheese are produced from milk and/or whey starting materials, pasteurizing the starting materials followed by cooling and membrane filtration of the starting materials to form a retentate, whereafter the retentate is subjected to a heating and an acidification under pressure, and then to a sudden pressure drop, followed by cooling, agitation, and packaging, and finally to a secondary cooling, wherein the retentate is initially continuously heated to the precipitation temperature and then coagulant is added continuously under pressure to acidification to form a mixture, and the mixture is subjected to a sudden drop of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: APV Pasilac A/S
    Inventors: Erik Skovhauge, Karl Simonsen
  • Patent number: 4655127
    Abstract: Acid and heat coagulated types of cheese such as Ricotta, Mitzithra, and Galotiri as well as cottage cheese are produced from milk and/or whey starting materials, pasteurizing the starting materials followed by cooling and membrane filtration of the starting materials to form a retentate, whereafter the retentate is subjected to a heating and an acidification under pressure, and then to a sudden pressure drop, followed by cooling, agitation, and packaging, and finally to a secondary cooling, wherein the retentate is initially continuously heated to the precipitation temperature and then coagulant is added continuously under pressure to acidification to form a mixture, and the mixture is subjected to a sudden drop of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Pasilac A/S
    Inventors: Erik Skovhauge, Karl Simonsen