Patents by Inventor Karsten Nielsen
Karsten Nielsen 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: 11871757Abstract: An arrangement for processing poultry has at least one overhead conveying device which is designed for conveying the poultry with a predefined conveying speed, which forms a conveyor line and is configured for transporting the poultry suspended by the legs. A plurality of processing stations are arranged along the conveyor line. The conveyor line has processing conveyor portions at each of the processing stations for processing poultry, and at least two of the processing portion lengths of each of the processing conveyor portions are configured to be controlledly variable. A method for processing poultry is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: LINCO Food Systems A/SInventors: Karsten Nielsen, Poul Kjeldsen
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Patent number: 11638430Abstract: An apparatus, configured and adapted for scalding slaughtered poultry, includes a scalding tank, which is open at the top, for receiving and for holding a liquid scalding medium, and a transport means, arranged above the scalding tank, for transporting the poultry in a hanging manner within the scalding tank along a scalding channel formed of a plurality of scalding channel sections from an input region to an output region. There is formed beneath the scalding channel a receiving compartment for scalding medium. There is arranged inside the receiving compartment at least one pump device as a turbulence-generating body for forming a pressure chamber which acts along the entire scalding channel. A corresponding method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: BAADER FOOD SYSTEMS DENMARK A/SInventors: Jonas Jensen, Karsten Nielsen, Per Thorup
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Publication number: 20220408742Abstract: An apparatus, configured and adapted for scalding slaughtered poultry, includes a scalding tank, which is open at the top, for receiving and for holding a liquid scalding medium, and a transport means, arranged above the scalding tank, for transporting the poultry in a hanging manner within the scalding tank along a scalding channel formed of a plurality of scalding channel sections from an input region to an output region. There is formed beneath the scalding channel a receiving compartment for scalding medium. There is arranged inside the receiving compartment at least one pump device as a turbulence-generating body for forming a pressure chamber which acts along the entire scalding channel. A corresponding method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Jonas Jensen, Karsten Nielsen, Per Thorup
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Patent number: 11407968Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a system, method, and apparatus for hydrating and mixing a liquid medium from a dry medium. Such systems, methods, and apparatuses can be used in the biotech industry because they can be used to provide prepackaged dry media in a format that can be quickly rehydrated free of issues with operator error found in more conventional media rehydration systems using mixing tanks and reactors.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Life Technologies CorporationInventors: Shawn LaBarge, Rebecca Moore, Daniel Alessi, Richard Hassett, Peter Rezac, Karsten Nielsen, Neal Anderson, Tom Donze, Elizabeth Clark
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Publication number: 20220202034Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a bloom-retarding component for chocolate and chocolate-like products, said method comprising the steps of: —providing a triglyceride composition (TGC) comprising 40 to 95 wt % monounsaturated symmetrical triglycerides (TGs) selected from POP, StOSt, and POSt; —heat treating the TGC in a closed vessel for at least 1 hour and at a temperature of at least 220° C. to form a heat-treated triglyceride composition (HT TGC); and —deodorizing the HT TGC from the heating step to form a deodorized heat-treated triglyceride composition (DZ/HT TGC), wherein P is palmitic acid, St is stearic acid, and O is oleic acid. Further, the invention relates to products obtained by such a method, and their uses in chocolate products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Karsten NIELSEN, Bjarne JUUL
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Publication number: 20200367517Abstract: An arrangement for processing poultry has at least one overhead conveying device which is designed for conveying the poultry with a predefined conveying speed, which forms a conveyor line and is configured for transporting the poultry suspended by the legs. A plurality of processing stations are arranged along the conveyor line. The conveyor line has processing conveyor portions at each of the processing stations for processing poultry, and at least two of the processing portion lengths of each of the processing conveyor portions are configured to be controlledly variable. A method for processing poultry is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Poul Kjeldsen
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Publication number: 20180177207Abstract: The invention relates a confectionery product comprising chocolate, wherein the chocolate has a fat phase comprising 60.0-99.9% by weight of triglycerides, 40.0-99.0 by weight of triglycerides having C16-C20 saturated fatty acids in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions of the triglyceride and oleic acid in the sn-2 position of the triglyceride, wherein the chocolate has a texture ratio of between 0.8 and 1.1, wherein the texture ratio determines the increase between an initial texture value and a subsequent texture value, wherein the initial texture value is measured prior to a temperature treatment and wherein the subsequent texture value is measured subsequent to the temperature treatment, wherein the temperature treatment is obtained by providing five samples said chocolate and storing these at 25+/?0.5 degrees Celsius for 24 hours and then inserting them into a temperature cabinet and subjecting them to a heat treatment at a high temperature of 37+/?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN, Karsten NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20170058244Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a system, method, and apparatus for hydrating and mixing a liquid medium from a dry medium. Such systems, methods, and apparatuses can be used in the biotech industry because they can be used to provide prepackaged dry media in a format that can be quickly rehydrated free of issues with operator error found in more conventional media rehydration systems using mixing tanks and reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Shawn LABARGE, Revecca MOORE, Damiel ALESSI, Richard GASSETT, Peter REZAC, Karsten NIELSEN, Neal ANDERSON, Tom DONZE, Elizabeth CLARK
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Patent number: 8066556Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for scalding and plucking slaughtered poultry, by way of example chickens, hens, turkeys, ducks or geese, where the poultry is transported via a sluice device through a scalding tunnel (10) are slaughtering, preferably suspended at the feet, where the poultry in the scalding runnel is conveyed successively between rows of nozzles (36) that are adapted to apply scalding agent to the poultry, where a plurality of different scalding agents are applied, where in a first scalding zone hot water is used as scalding agent, where in succeeding scalding zones scalding agents with mutually differing temperatures are applied, where in the said succeeding scalding zones warm humid air is used as scalding agent which is at least blown onto specific sub areas of the poultry. In a simple way optimal plucking may occur subsequently without the poultry subjected to unnecessary heat action, and so that a considerable reduction of the required energy consumption is simultaneously attained.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Linco Food Systems A/SInventors: Poul Kjeldsen, Karsten Nielsen
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Patent number: 8013678Abstract: A Hybrid feedback Controlled Oscillation Modulator (HCOM) is disclosed, having a 1st feedback path from the output voltage of the switching stage and a second feedback path from the filter output, the two feedback paths being superposed to provide a weighted state feedback signal. The state feedback path signal is subtracted from the input signal to form an error signal, the error signal filtered by a forward path compensation block B(s), closing the loop by feeding the pulse modulator, the loop having a transfer function such that self-oscillation can be established in the closed loop system. In an example embodiment, the first feedback path has a low pass characteristic and the second feedback path lead characteristic, the first feedback path being weighted by a weighting factor ?. Further embodiments include a pure passive realization without a forward path device and the application of 3rd feedback loops to enhance global amplifier performance.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Bang & Olufsen Icepower A/S, GI.Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Petar Ljusev
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Publication number: 20100277238Abstract: A Hybrid feedback Controlled Oscillation Modulator (HCOM) is disclosed, having a 1st feedback path from the output voltage of the switching stage and a second feedback path from the filter output, the two feedback paths being superposed to provide a weighted state feedback signal. The state feedback path signal is subtracted from the input signal to form an error signal, the error signal filtered by a forward path compensation block B(s), closing the loop by feeding the pulse modulator, the loop having a transfer function such that self-oscillation can be established in the closed loop system. In an example embodiment, the first feedback path has a low pass characteristic and the second feedback path lead characteristic, the first feedback path being weighted by a weighting factor 55. Further embodiments include a pure passive realization without a forward path device and the application of 3rd feedback loops to enhance global amplifier performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Peter Ljusev
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Publication number: 20090226018Abstract: The typical micro-transducer dedicated for mobile phones and headphones produces at high output in small back enclosure significant distortion in the acoustical output. These typical micro-transducers are designed for very high sensitivity and their mechanical suspension compliances are designed for worst case scenario, free air environment or a very large back enclosure (were the air stiffness from the back enclosure is much lower than the mechanical transducer suspension stiffness). This leads to poor low frequency response, high distortion, non-linear SPL characteristic and unnecessary high system resonance fre-quency when the transducer is placed in a small back enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Lars Brandt Rosendahl Hansen
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Publication number: 20090042496Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for scalding and plucking slaughtered poultry, by way of example chickens, hens, turkeys, ducks or geese, where the poultry is transported via a sluice device through a scalding tunnel (10) are slaughtering, preferably suspended at the feet, where the poultry in the scalding runnel is conveyed successively between rows of nozzles (36) that are adapted to apply scalding agent to the poultry, where a plurality of different scalding agents are applied, where in a first scalding zone hot water is used as scalding agent, where in succeeding scalding zones scalding agents with mutually differing temperatures are applied, where in the said succeeding scalding zones warm humid air is used as scalding agent which is at least blown onto specific sub areas of the poultry. In a simple way optimal plucking may occur subsequently without the poultry subjected to unnecessary heat action, and so that a considerable reduction of the required energy consumption is simultaneously attained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2005Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Poul Kjeldsen, Karsten Nielsen
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Patent number: 7321262Abstract: A power conversion system comprising at least one Pulse Modulated Amplifier (1), including a pulse modulator for generating a pulse modulated signal based on a reference input (vi), a switching power stage arranged to amplify the pulse modulated signal, and a control system arranged to compensate for power supply voltage variations, and a voltage supply (2) providing drive voltage (Vs) to each amplifier, wherein said voltage supply (2) is provided with said input reference (vi), and arranged to provide a first drive voltage component (Vs) tracking an amplified absolute value of the input reference (vi). Pulse area modulation according to the invention will result in improved efficiency and at the same time ensure lower levels of EMI, as the mean amplitude of the PAM signal is lowered.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Bang & Olufsen Icepower A/SInventors: Karsten Nielsen, Lars Michael Fenger
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Publication number: 20070109044Abstract: A power conversion system comprising at least one Pulse Modulated Amplifier (1), including a pulse modulator for generating a pulse modulated signal based on a reference input (vi), a switching power stage arranged to amplify the pulse modulated signal, and a control system arranged to compensate for power supply voltage variations, and a voltage supply (2) providing drive voltage (Vs) to each amplifier, wherein said voltage supply (2) is provided with said input reference (vi), and arranged to provide a first drive voltage component (Vs) tracking an amplified absolute value of the input reference (vi). Pulse area modulation according to the invention will result in improved efficiency and at the same time ensure lower levels of EMI, as the mean amplitude of the PAM signal is lowered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Lars Fenger
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Patent number: 7119629Abstract: A synchronized controlled oscillation modulator (SCOM), comprising at least one, Controlled Oscillation Modulator (5), and synchronizing means (1, 6) connected to said COM modulator. The modulator can comprise several COM modulators, and the synchronizing means can be arranged between the COM systems, so that the oscillation modulator signal is used as synchronization signal. The invention provides significant advantages in performance, topological simplification, improved robustness, stability and efficiency compared to prior art.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Bang & Olufsen Icepower A/SInventors: Karsten Nielsen, Jesper Lind Hansen
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Patent number: 6963189Abstract: This invention relates to an attenuation control system (9) in a switching power conversion system comprising a digital modulator (4), for generating a modulated control signal from a (digital) source signal and a switching power state (6), said attenuation control system comprising: means for digitally attenuating the modulated signal, first gain shifting means (7) for shifting a supply voltage of said power stage between a plurality of predefined voltage levels, said first gain shifting means being arranged to decrease the power stage gain when the attenuation of the modulated signal exceeds a predefined level. This invention also relates to an attenuating method in a switching power conversion system comprising a digital modulator, for generating a modulated control signal from a (digital) source signal, and a switching power stage.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Bang & Olufsen ICEPower A/SInventors: Karsten Nielsen, Kennet Skov Andersen
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Publication number: 20050168204Abstract: This invention relates to an attenuation control system (9) in a switching power conversion system comprising a digital modulator (4), for generating a modulated control signal from a (digital) source signal and a switching power stage (6), said attenuation control system comprising: means for digitally attenuating the modulated signal, first gain shifting means (7) for shifting a supply voltage of said power stage between a plurality of predefined voltage levels said first gain shifting means being arranged to decrease the power stage gain when the attenuation of the modulated signal exceeds a predefined level. This invention also relates to an attenuating method in a switching power conversion system comprising a digital modulator, for generating a modulated control signal from a (digital) source signal, and a switching power stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2002Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Karsten Nielsen, Kennet Skov Andersen
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Patent number: D795414Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: GLENMARK SPECIALTY S.A.Inventors: Vijay Soni, Taranpreet Singh Lamba, Karsten Nielsen, Neal Anderson, Ben Clement
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Patent number: D797920Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITEDInventors: Taranpreet Singh Lamba, Pradeep Patil, Rajneesh Shrivastava, Mayank Gupta, Karsten Nielsen, Neal Anderson, Ryan Hall, Saad Chaudry, Alex Garfield, Ben Clement