Patents by Inventor Jacques Le Paih
Jacques Le Paih 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).
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Patent number: 11653657Abstract: A tooling for forming patties from a food mass includes a mould cavity holder; a mould cavity arranged such that it is received in the mould cavity holder, the mould cavity being made of a material porous to a fluid and including an internal face defining a patty forming mould and an external face separated from the internal face by a body of porous material; a clamp for clamping the mould cavity in the mould cavity holder; and a seal placed between the mould cavity and one of the mould cavity holder and the clamp. The seal is arranged such that it forces a pressure fluid, brought to the external face of the body of porous material to pass therethrough to the internal face.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Fabrice Le Pabic, Yohann Pierre
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Publication number: 20230115775Abstract: The production of three-dimensional products from a mass of pumpable fibrous foodstuff material includes feeding the mass into a chamber via an inlet. A perforated plate is stationary arranged at an outlet side and has a multitude of perforations therein between an inlet face and an opposed outlet face. A flow channels assembly include multiple flow channels. Each flow channel receives therein strands of fibrous foodstuff material emerging at an outlet face from a subset of the multitude of perforations. The strands merge into a coherent bundle, in which the strands are arranged against one another in a generally parallel orientation. A production device is arranged at the discharge mouths of the flow channels assembly, which production device is configured and operated to produce three-dimensional products, each product out of a portion of a bundle that is discharged from one of the discharge mouths.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jacques LE PAIH, Thomas Willem DEKKER, Yohann PIERRE, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Fabrice LE PABIC
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Publication number: 20220167633Abstract: A method is provided for cleaning food product molding inserts that have been temporarily detached from a movable mold member of a molding device that is configured for molding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Jacques LE PAIH, Yohann Julien Victor PIERRE, Fabrice LE PABIC
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Publication number: 20220079173Abstract: A moveable mould member is configured for use in an installation for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass. The mould member has a permeable mould body with an outer surface forming at least part of the outer mould member surface, which outer surface of the permeable mould body is fluid tight; mould cavities and a permeable volume defining fine openings opening out at the mould cavities, such that each mould cavity of the permeable mould body is delimited at least in part by a permeable volume. In addition, the mould drum has, for each group of mould cavities from which food products are to be ejected simultaneously, an ejection fluid inlet allowing the entry of pressurized fluid, and one or more channels extending from the associated ejection fluid inlet to the one or more permeable volumes of the group of mould cavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Thomas Willem DEKKER, Erik Hendrikus Werner PETERS, Martinus Johannes Willebrordus VAN ZOELEN, Jacques LE PAIH
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Patent number: 11006641Abstract: A system for forming all variants of hamburger steaks, without being dedicated to a single variant, from a mass of meat comprises a mold including at least one cavity for forming hamburger steak, a channel for supplying the meat mass to the mold, and an element for forming an interface between the channel for supplying the meat mass and the mold. The element for forming an interface includes a pipe length having a first end connected to an outlet of the channel for supplying the meat mass and an opposite second end connected to an inlet of the mold, a grinding plate, and edges for holding the grinding plate in a cross section of the pipe length, the edges for holding the grinding plate being discretely distributed along the pipe length.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Yohann Pierre, Bertrand Le Paih, Jean-Noël Grill, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Dirk Meskendahl
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Publication number: 20200275670Abstract: A tooling for forming patties from a food mass includes a mould cavity holder; a mould cavity arranged such that it is received in the mould cavity holder, the mould cavity being made of a material porous to a fluid and including an internal face defining a patty forming mould and an external face separated from the internal face by a body of porous material; a clamp for clamping the mould cavity in the mould cavity holder; and a seal placed between the mould cavity and one of the mould cavity holder and the clamp. The seal is arranged such that it forces a pressure fluid, brought to the external face of the body of porous material to pass therethrough to the internal face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques LE PAIH, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Fabrice LE PABIC, Yohann PIERRE
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Publication number: 20190116814Abstract: The invention relates to a system for forming all variants of hamburger steaks (10), without being dedicated to a single variant, from a mass of meat (V) comprising a mold (12) including at least one cavity (140) for forming hamburger steak and a channel (3) for supplying the meat mass to the mold, and an element (20) for forming an interface between the supply channel and the mold. Said interface element includes: a pipe length (24, 25) having a first end (241) connected to an outlet of the supply channel and an opposite second end (201) connected to an inlet of the mold; a grinding plate (28, 48), and means (242, 251) for holding the grinding plate in a cross section of the pipe length, the holding means being discretely distributed along the pipe length.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Jacques LE PAIH, Yohann PIERRE, Bertrand LE PAIH, Jean-Noël GRILL, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Dirk MESKENDAHL
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Patent number: 10117440Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of processing food particles with a gelling agent, comprising the processing steps of: a) providing a food particles; b) providing a viscous gelling agent; c) treating the viscous gelling agent with an acidic buffer solution; and d) bringing at least a part of the food particles in contact with the viscous gelling agent. The present invention further relates to a device for performing this method, to the obtained food product and the use of an acidic buffer solution for stabilizing food products.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignees: Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V., Marel FranceInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Yohann Pierre, Fabrice Le Pabic, Leon Marie Francois Spierts, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
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Patent number: 9936710Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for producing portions from a strand (B), in particular for the production of sausages, comprising at least one pair of opposing clamps (1, 1?) that can be moved towards one another by actuating means, from an open position to a closed position in order to clamp the strand. Each clamp comprises clamping means (2, 2?, 3, 3?) that can he maneuvered by the aforementioned actuating means (70, 9; 70?, 9?) in order to clamp the strand onto a central strand segment, and subsequently to clamp the strand onto side strand segments on each side of the central segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Fabrice Le Pabic
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Patent number: 9877491Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of portions from at least one continuous strand of a food product, in particular for the production of meatballs. The machine comprises: an extrusion device which can deliver a continuous strand in a vertical direction, and a portioning device that includes at least one cutting system. The cutting system comprises cutting elements (30) which can be moved transversely to the vertical direction between an open position, in which the strand passes between the cutting elements, and a closed position for cutting the strand and forming portions of the food product. In addition, each cutting system comprises ejection means (5) for ejecting the forming portions downwards from the cutting elements. The ejection means include at least one lower channel (5, 105) that is fluidly connected to a compressed fluid such that compressed fluid can be injected into the lower channel when the lower channel is in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Yohann Pierre
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Patent number: 9763458Abstract: A machine including a supply of gelling agent (45), a supply of acidic buffer solution (47), a third supply of food inlet (51) connected to a source of food (53), a mixer (27) connected to the gelling agent and acidic buffer solution supplies, for delivering a mixture of gelling agent and acidic buffer solution, and a co-extruder (31) fed with food (51) and with said mixture, for extruding the food at the center and the mixture at the periphery, so as to obtain the expected food product at the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Yohann Pierre, Fabrice Le Pabic, Leon Spierts, Patricia Hoekstra-Suurs, Johannes Kools, Johannes Meulendijks
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Patent number: 9499352Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for forming batches of products to be loaded into receptacles, including: a conveyer having housings including two links supporting a plurality of pallets defining housings between same: a supply conveyer arranged substantially perpendicular to the housing conveyer and capable of transporting products one behind the other and of supplying at least one product in each housing to a loading station via one Open lateral side of said housings, the housing conveyer being provided with abutment means arranged on the lateral side of the housing opposite the supply conveyer and used as an abutment for the product to be loaded into each housing: and unloading means capable of simultaneously unloading a batch of products from a series of housings of the housing conveyer at an unloading station.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: MAREL STORK FOOD SYSTEMS FRANCE SASInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Laurent Le Goff, Fabrice Le Pabic
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Patent number: 9414605Abstract: This invention relates to a machine for shaping three-dimensional portions of food product, in particular meat, in particular for shaping portions of minced meat, provided with an interleaving paper applying device, as well as a corresponding paper applying device. The machine comprises a shaping device (1) with shaping cells (2) wherein are shaped portions (S) of food product, and a paper applying device (3) comprising an applying drum (4) provided with on its peripheral cylindrical surface (41) at least one paper applying system (5) in order to take and maintain papers (9) on its peripheral surface and apply them on the portions placed in the shaping cells. The machine also has drives the cells and applying drum in synchronism.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Léon Spierts, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Robert Conklin
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Publication number: 20150374002Abstract: This invention relates to a machine comprising a supply of gelling agent (45), a supply of acidic buffer solution (47), a third supply of food inlet (51) connected to a source of food (53), a mixer (27) connected to the gelling agent and acidic buffer solution supplies, for delivering a mixture of gelling agent and acidic buffer solution, and a co-extruder (31) fed with food (51) and with said mixture, for extruding the food at the centre and the mixture at the periphery, so as to obtain the expected food product at the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Jacques LE PAIH, Yohann PIERRE, Fabrice LE PABIC, Leon SPIERTS, Patricia HOEKSTRA-SUURS, Johannes KOOLS, Johannes MEULENDIJKS
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Publication number: 20150157032Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of processing food particles with a gelling agent, comprising the processing steps of: a) providing a food particles; b) providing a viscous gelling agent; c) treating the viscous gelling agent with an acidic buffer solution; and d) bringing at least a part of the food particles in contact with the viscous gelling agent. The present invention further relates to a device for performing this method, to the obtained food product and the use of an acidic buffer solution for stabilizing food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Jacques Le Paih, Yohann Pierre, Fabrice Le Pabic, Leon Marie Francois Spierts, Patricia Rosa Maria Hoekstra-Suurs, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
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Publication number: 20150099441Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for producing portions from a strand (B), in particular for the production of sausages, comprising at least one pair of opposing clamps (1, 1?) that can be moved towards one another by actuating means, from an open position to a closed position in order to clamp the strand. Each clamp comprises clamping means (2, 2?, 3, 3?) that can be manoeuvred by the aforementioned actuating means (70, 9; 70?, 9?) in order to clamp the strand onto a central strand segment, and subsequently to clamp the strand onto side strand segments on each side of the central segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Fabrice Le Pabic
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Publication number: 20150072056Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of portions from at least one continuous strand of a food product, in particular for the production of meatballs. The machine comprises: an extrusion device which can deliver a continuous strand in a vertical direction, and a portioning device including at least one cutting system. The cutting system comprises cutting elements (30) which can be moved transversely to the vertical direction between an open position, in which the strand passes between the cutting elements, and a closed position for cutting the strand and forming portions of the food product. In addition, each cutting system comprises ejection means (5) for ejecting the portions downwards from the cutting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Yohann Pierre
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Publication number: 20130186569Abstract: This invention relates to a machine for shaping three-dimensional portions of food product, in particular meat, in particular for shaping portions of minced meat, provided with an interleaving paper applying device, as well as a corresponding paper applying device. The machine comprises a shaping device (1) with shaping cells (2) wherein are shaped portions (S) of food product, and a paper applying device (3) comprising an applying drum (4) provided with on its peripheral cylindrical surface (41) at least one paper applying system (5) in order to take and maintain papers (9) on its peripheral surface and apply them on the portions placed in the shaping cells, said machine comprising driving means in order to drive in synchronism the cells and the applying drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: MAREL FRANCEInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Adrianus Van Den Nieuwelaar, Léon Spierts, Sigebertus Meggelaars, Robert Conklin
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Patent number: 8376728Abstract: This invention relates to a device for producing portions of food products in pieces, especially chunks of fresh meat, comprising at least one pump capable of outputting an approximately constant flow rate of food product in pieces, a tubular distributing pipe (2) connected to the delivery outlet of said pump, and comprising at least one delivery opening (22a, 22b), and cutting and shaping means (61) acting on the food product distributed by the outlet opening of the pipe to form portions (P1), said tubular pipe being equipped with a cutting system (3) comprising at least one cutting means, such as a flat oscillating blade (310a, 310b1 320a, 320b, 410), which traverses transversely from one side to the other of said main internal passageway in order to cut the food product into at least two layers and so produce textured portions (P1) of food products.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Stork Food Systems FranceInventor: Jacques Le Paih
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Publication number: 20120199440Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for forming batches of products to be loaded into receptacles, including: a conveyer (5) having housings, including two links supporting a plurality of pallets (53) defining housings (51) between same; a supply conveyer (2) arranged substantially perpendicular to the housing conveyer (5) and capable of transporting products (9) one behind the other and of supplying at least one product in each housing to a loading station via one open lateral side of said housings, the housing conveyer being provided with abutment means (70) arranged on the lateral side of the housing opposite the supply conveyer and used as an abutment for the product to be loaded into each housing; and unloading means capable of simultaneously unloading a batch of products from a series of housings of the housing conveyer at an unloading station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: MAREL STORK FOOD SYSTEMS FRANCE SASInventors: Jacques Le Paih, Laurent Le Goff, Fabrice Le Pabic