Patents by Inventor Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden

Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden 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: 6494131
    Abstract: A treatment device for subjecting food products to a temperature treatment comprises a housing, at least one conveyor, on which the food products can be conveyed along a helical conveying path, as well as air-circulation throughout the treatment device sufficient for causing conditioned air to circulate through the device, an air-conditioning device, in which device, according to the invention, air-distribution device that will allow for distributing the conditioned air via only part of the inside of the helical conveying path are provided on the inside of the conveying belt, which air-distribution device that will be connected to the air-circulation portion of the treatment device. In the device according to the invention, the conditioned air is blown over the products from a limited open area of the air-distribution device on the inside of the helical conveying path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus J. A. van de Vorst, Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Publication number: 20020029698
    Abstract: A treatment device for subjecting food products to a temperature treatment comprises a housing, at least one conveyor means, on which the food products can be conveyed along a helical conveying path, as well as air-circulation means for causing conditioned air to circulate through the device, and air-conditioning means, in which device, according to the invention, air-distribution means for distributing the conditioned air via only part of the inside of the helical conveying path are provided on the inside of the conveying belt, which air-distribution means are connected to the air-circulation means. In the device according to-the invention, the conditioned air is blown over the products from a limited open area of the air-distribution means on the inside of the helical conveying path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Henricus J. A. van de Vorst, Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 6244168
    Abstract: A treatment device for subjecting food products to a temperature treatment comprises a housing, at least one conveyor, on which the food products can be conveyed along a helical conveying path, as well as air-circulation throughout the treatment device sufficient causing conditioned air to circulate through the device, and an air-conditioning device, in which device, according to the invention, air-distribution device that will allow for distributing the conditioned air via only part of the inside of the helical conveying path are provided on the inside of the conveying belt, which air-distribution device that will be connected to the air circulation portion of the treatment device. In the device according to the invention, the conditioned air is blown over the products from a limited open area of the air-distribution device on the inside of the helical conveying path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Stork Titan B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus J. A. van de Vorst, Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 4653147
    Abstract: A device for severing a body part of slaughtered poultry in which use is made of a cutting element provided with a cutting edge in which the desired cutting place is positioned relative to the cutting edge by at least one positioning member coupled thereto and is subsequently cut through by the cutting edge moving relative to the bird.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 4651383
    Abstract: Device for separating the wings from the trunk of slaughtered poultry hanging by the legs on a conveyor track, comprising two cutting knives attached to a carrier which is rotatably driven in the conveying device, means for positioning the poultry between the cutting knives and a wing support for each knife which cooperates with the latter and intersects the path of the knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 4646384
    Abstract: A guide track for slaughtered poultry, which poultry is moved forward along this track, under the action of a driver, hanging down and with at least one leg supported by the guide track, in which the leg supports are formed by on the one hand a guide and on the other hand a support edge located opposite the guide and formed on the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 4639973
    Abstract: Device for cutting of the tail of slaughtered poultry which is moved forward, hanging by the legs on a conveyor track, comprising a cutting knife fixedly mounted under the conveyor track, having a V-shaped cutting edge and being supported by a guide for the bird's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden
  • Patent number: 4639975
    Abstract: Device for separating the legs from a carcass of slaughtered poultry, hanging by the legs, hanging on a conveyor with an oblong leg guide, under the conveyor having two symmetrical guide edges acting upon the insides of the thighs and on the bottom side, two oblong cutting knives with cutting edges provided with hook-shaped or tooth-shaped recesses facing away from the leg guide, and with a support for the carcass portion under the leg guide, and an abutment near the end of the knives and between and above them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus F. J. M. van der Eerden