Patents by Inventor Knut-Ove ANDERSSON

Knut-Ove ANDERSSON 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).

  • Determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product
    Patent number: 10209141
    Abstract: A method for determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product in a liquid product processing system involves measuring at least a first value representing the temperature of the liquid product within a first time period; measuring at least a second value representing the flow of the liquid product within the first time period; and calculating at least a first heat treatment index value based on the first and second values, wherein the heat treatment index value is associated with a current degree of heat treatment of the liquid product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Knut-Ove Andersson, Roelf Postema
  • DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF HEAT TREATMENT OF A LIQUID PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20160103024
    Abstract: A method for determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product in a liquid product processing system involves measuring at least a first value representing the temperature of the liquid product within a first time period; measuring at least a second value representing the flow of the liquid product within the first time period; and calculating at least a first heat treatment index value based on the first and second values, wherein the heat treatment index value is associated with a current degree of heat treatment of the liquid product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Knut-Ove ANDERSSON, Roelf POSTEMA