Patents by Inventor Ernst Knovl

Ernst Knovl 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).

  • Method for seeding super-saturated sugar solution to effect crystallization
    Patent number: 4145230
    Abstract: A method for the seeding of a super-saturated sugar solution to effect a crystallization therein by adding to the solution finely milled sugar suspended in a suspension agent, said suspension being capable of being spread in the sugar solution and being stable for longer periods of time when being subjected to a slow flowing movement.An apparatus for seeding a super-saturated sugar solution comprising a liquid conduit system and means for generating a continuous stream of a suspension of finely milled sugar crystals in a suspension agent and for injecting at desired intervals a dosed amount of suspension from a point in the liquid conduit system into the sugar solution to be crystallized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Aktieselskabet de Danske Sukkerfabrikker
    Inventors: Rud F. Madsen, Ernst Knovl, Gunther R. Moller, Werner K. Nielsen