Patents by Inventor Lars Lykke Espersen

Lars Lykke Espersen 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).

  • Helical movement device
    Patent number: 10588328
    Abstract: A frozen confection dispenser including a reservoir for receiving and holding a product to be dispensed, an evaporator with cylindrical cooling element, a movement device including a helical element arranged to rotate concentrically externally of a cooling element in such a way as to advance the product along the longitudinal axis of the cooling element, a driver engaged with the movement device for the rotation thereof, and a dispenser for dispensing of the product, wherein the helical element has an angle of attack of less than 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. A helical element and a method for dispensing frozen confection with a dispenser are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Alina Maria Barniol Gutierrez, Dominique Baccus, Lars Lykke Espersen, Rafal Koperek, Adrien Gourmaud
  • HELICAL MOVEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170079305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frozen confection dispenser comprising: a reservoir for receiving and holding a product to be dispensed, an evaporator with cylindrical cooling element, a movement device comprising a helical element arranged to rotate concentrically externally of a cooling element in such a way as to advance the product along the longitudinal axis of the cooling element, and driving means engaged with the movement device for the rotation thereof, and dispenser means for dispensing of the product, wherein the helical element has an angle of attack a of less than 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. The invention also relates to the helical element as such and to a method for dispensing frozen confection with a dispenser according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Alina Maria Barniol Gutierrez, Dominique Baccus, Lars Lykke Espersen, Rafal Koperek, Adrien Gourmaud
  • Helical movement device
    Patent number: RE49350
    Abstract: A frozen confection dispenser including a reservoir for receiving and holding a product to be dispensed, an evaporator with cylindrical cooling element, a movement device including a helical element arranged to rotate concentrically externally of a cooling element in such a way as to advance the product along the longitudinal axis of the cooling element, a driver engaged with the movement device for the rotation thereof, and a dispenser for dispensing of the product, wherein the helical element has an angle of attack of less than 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. A helical element and a method for dispensing frozen confection with a dispenser are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Alina Maria Barniol Gutierrez, Dominique Baccus, Lars Lykke Espersen, Rafal Koperek, Adrien Gourmaud, Thierry Kowalski