Patents by Inventor Jan Van Der Vlist

Jan Van Der Vlist 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).

  • Buffer system for fruit such as apples
    Patent number: 9073707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buffering device and method for buffering products such as apples. The device according to the invention comprises: a liquid; a supply means wherein during use an entry side is operatively connected to a feed channel and an exit side of the supply means is provided below the liquid level in the basin, such that during use products are buffered substantially in vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: De Greef's Wagen-, Carrosserie-En Machinebouw B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Krijn Ruissen, Jan Van Der Vlist
  • Buffer System for Fruit Such as Apples
    Publication number: 20130051932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buffering device and method for buffering products such as apples. The device according to the invention comprises: a liquid; a supply means wherein during use an entry side is operatively connected to a feed channel and an exit side of the supply means is provided below the liquid level in the basin, such that during use products are buffered substantially in vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: DE GREEF'S WAGEN-CARROSSERIE-EN MACHINEBOUW BV
    Inventors: Hendrik Krijn Ruissen, Jan Van Der Vlist
  • Method and apparatus for emptying a container filled with products
    Patent number: 6224315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for emptying a container filled with products such as agricultural or horticultural products by immersing the container in a basin filled with liquid, causing the products to flow out of the container and lifting the emptied container out of the basin, wherein the container is tilted in the basin and lifted out of the basin in a curved path. In this manner products which do not float, or hardly so, can be offloaded quickly and efficiently without danger of damage. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method. Such an apparatus is provided according to the invention with a basin filled with liquid and means for immersing the filled container in the basin and lifting the container therefrom after offloading of the products, which immersing and lifting means are adapted to perform a combined tilting and translation movement along a curved path during offloading of the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: De Greef's Wagen- Carrosserie- en Machinebouw B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Marinus Van Arkel, Jan Van Der Vlist