Patents by Inventor Lien Smeesters

Lien Smeesters 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).

  • Patent number: 10908076
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the detection of Acrylamide precursors in raw potatoes including: illuminating at least one region of a raw potato's surface with an illumination beam; measuring the intensity of light scattered by the potato; generating a detection signal based on the measured intensity of scattered light; comparing the detection signal to a predefined threshold; and classifying the potato as having a high Acrylamide precursor concentration if the detection signal exceeds the predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOMRA SORTING N.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Thienpont, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters
  • Patent number: 10429295
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in cereals, the method including: capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of a collection of cereal grains; capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of at least one individual cereal grain from the collection of cereal grains; and classifying the level of mycotoxin contamination in at least one cereal grain by performing multivariate data analysis on the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the collection of cereal grains and the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the at least one individual cereal grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TOMRA SORTING N.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Thienpont, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters
  • Publication number: 20190086325
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the detection of Acrylamide precursors in raw potatoes including: illuminating at least one region of a raw potato's surface with an illumination beam; measuring the intensity of light scattered by the potato; generating a detection signal based on the measured intensity of scattered light; comparing the detection signal to a predefined threshold; and classifying the potato as having a high Acrylamide precursor concentration if the detection signal exceeds the predefined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOMRA SORTING N.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Thienpont, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters
  • Publication number: 20190056319
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in cereals, the method including: capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of a collection of cereal grains; capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of at least one individual cereal grain from the collection of cereal grains; and classifying the level of mycotoxin contamination in at least one cereal grain by performing multivariate data analysis on the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the collection of cereal grains and the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the at least one individual cereal grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOMRA SORTING N.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Thienpont, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters