Patents by Inventor Frans VAN DEN HURK

Frans VAN DEN HURK 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).

  • Food processing system for processing carcass parts
    Patent number: 12178215
    Abstract: A food processing system and a method, includes: an overhang rail system having a plurality of spaced apart shackles designed for carrying carcass parts such that the carcass parts are at least partly freely hanging, a re-positioning apparatus having an engagement structure selectively moveable by a moving mechanism, and at least one food processing device for performing at least one food processing step on the carcass parts while the carcass parts are conveyed past the at least one food processing device. The plurality of spaced apart shackles and the engagement structure move in a synchronized manner. The engagement structure is configured to engage the carcass parts at a position different from the carrying position of the shackle and adjusting the angular position relative to a vertical axis from an initial angular position to a pre-defined angular processing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MAREL MEAT B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Meerdink, Franciscus Theodorus Henricus Johannes Van Der Steen, Frans Van Den Hurk
  • A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CARCASS PARTS
    Publication number: 20240032548
    Abstract: A food processing system and a method, includes: an overhang rail system having a plurality of spaced apart shackles designed for carrying carcass parts such that the carcass parts are at least partly freely hanging, a re-positioning apparatus having an engagement structure selectively moveable by a moving mechanism, and at least one food processing device for performing at least one food processing step on the carcass parts while the carcass parts are conveyed past the at least one food processing device. The plurality of spaced apart shackles and the engagement structure move in a synchronized manner. The engagement structure is configured to engage the carcass parts at a position different from the carrying position of the shackle and adjusting the angular position relative to a vertical axis from an initial angular position to a pre-defined angular processing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jan MEERDINK, Franciscus Theodorus Henricus Johannes VAN DER STEEN, Frans VAN DEN HURK