Patents by Inventor Gerard Johan van Dijk

Gerard Johan van Dijk 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).

  • Confectionery product, process and assembly for producing said product
    Publication number: 20060147610
    Abstract: A confectionery product which is shaped on all sides, can be produced by (i) preparing an aerated sugar mass, (ii) injecting the mass in a mould cavity defined by two separable mould surfaces having at a temperature below 0° C., and (iii) separating the mould surfaces and removing the product. An assembly for producing the confectionery product includes: (a) a cooker for reducing the water content of a sugar mass, (b) an aerator for aerating the sugar mass, and (c) a injection-moulding device, having a screw-piston injection unit (3) for advancing the sugar mass and injecting it into a mould cavity (2), wherein the injection unit is provided with heating elements (6, 7), and wherein cooling elements (8) are provided for cooling the mould surfaces to a temperature below 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Jacobus Wilhelmus Gofers, Gerard Johan van Dijk
  • Filler binder for tablets
    Patent number: 6667055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel filler-binder for tablets, which shows a significantly reduced lubricant sensitivity when compared to prior art filler-binders. The invention further relates to a process of making said filler-binder and to the tablet obtainable by said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cooperatie Cosun U.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Johan van Dijk, Anko Cornelus Eissens, Henderik Willem Frijlink, Aart Pieter Cornelis Olivier, Gerad Klaas Bolhuis
  • Filler binder for tablets
    Publication number: 20020192278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel filler-binder for tablets, which shows a significantly reduced lubricant sensitivity when compared to prior art filler-binders. The invention further relates to a process of making said filler-binder and to the tablet obtainable by said process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Cooperatie Cosun U.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Johan van Dijk, Anko Cornelus Eissens, Henderik Willem Frijlink, Aart Pieter Cornelis Olivier, Klaas Gerard Bolhuis