Patents by Inventor Kurt Spirig

Kurt Spirig 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).

  • METHOD FOR COOLING BREAD AND RECOVERING THE EMITTED HEAT
    Publication number: 20140352924
    Abstract: A system (1) and a method for cooling freshly baked bread under sub-pressure, which system includes: a sub-pressure chamber (2) which is adapted for receiving freshly baked bread for the cooling thereof; a sub-pressure source (3), such as a vacuum pump, which is connected to the sub-pressure chamber (2) for exhausting fluid from the sub-pressure chamber (2) and creating a sub-pressure inside it; a condenser (4) for cooling steam exhausted from the sub-pressure chamber and separate condensed water (19) from it. The system also includes a heating tank (5) with a first heat exchanger (6) in which the heat generated by the condenser (4) is used for heating water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Kurt SPIRIG
  • System and method for cooling bread and recovering the emitted heat
    Patent number: 8839637
    Abstract: A system (1) and a method for cooling freshly baked bread under sub-pressure, which system includes: a sub-pressure chamber (2) which is adapted for receiving freshly baked bread for the cooling thereof; a sub-pressure source (3), such as a vacuum pump, which is connected to the sub-pressure chamber (2) for exhausting fluid from the sub-pressure chamber (2) and creating a sub-pressure inside it; a condenser (4) for cooling steam exhausted from the sub-pressure chamber and separate condensed water (19) from it. The system also includes a heating tank (5) with a first heat exchanger (6) in which the heat generated by the condenser (4) is used for heating water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Revent International AB
    Inventor: Kurt Spirig
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING BREAD AND RECOVERING THE EMITTED HEAT
    Publication number: 20120301585
    Abstract: A system (1) and a method for cooling freshly baked bread under sub-pressure, which system includes: a sub-pressure chamber (2) which is adapted for receiving freshly baked bread for the cooling thereof; a sub-pressure source (3), such as a vacuum pump, which is connected to the sub-pressure chamber (2) for exhausting fluid from the sub-pressure chamber (2) and creating a sub-pressure inside it; a condenser (4) for cooling steam exhausted from the sub-pressure chamber and separate condensed water (19) from it. The system also includes a heating tank (5) with a first heat exchanger (6) in which the heat generated by the condenser (4) is used for heating water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: REVENT INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Kurt Spirig