Patents by Inventor Henderika Maria Vollebregt

Henderika Maria Vollebregt 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).

  • Device for pasteurizing a mass of foodstuff
    Patent number: 8640609
    Abstract: A device for pasteurizing a mass of foodstuff comprises: a feed; at least one first tube, connecting to the feed, of an electrically and magnetically inert material suitable for contact with food; two plate-like electrodes which are situated on either side of the first tube and which are connected to an RF power generator, whereby the mass present in the first tube is heated dielectrically in this first tube; a first jacket filled with a heatable first liquid and extending around the first tube; and heating means which connect to the first tube and in which the hot mass is held at practically constant temperature; at the end of which heating means the hot mass is discharged for further processing, such as cooling, portioning and packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Zwanenberg Food Group B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Bernardus Cornelius De Heij, Henricus Johannes Schuten, Dirk Cornelis Esveld, Henderika Maria Vollebregt, Herbert Laurentius Maria Sonder
  • Device for Pasteurizing a Mass of Foodstuff
    Publication number: 20100089250
    Abstract: A device for pasteurizing a mass of foodstuff comprises: a feed; at least one first tube, connecting to the feed, of an electrically and magnetically inert material suitable for contact with food; two plate-like electrodes which are situated on either side of the first tube and which are connected to an RF power generator, whereby the mass present in the first tube is heated dielectrically in this first tube; a first jacket filled with a heatable first liquid and extending around the first tube; and heating means which connect to the first tube and in which the hot mass is held at practically constant temperature; at the end of which heating means the hot mass is discharged for further processing, such as cooling, portioning and packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SONDER FOOD SYSTEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Bernardus Cornelius De Heij, Henricus Johannes Schuten, Dirk Cornelis Esveld, Henderika Maria Vollebregt, Herbert Laurentius Maria Sonder