Patents by Inventor Maria Toivonen

Maria Toivonen 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 AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190032997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of drying a material, that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, transporting a material into the housing, and drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, transporting the dried material out of the housing and extracting from the gaseous atmosphere volatile substances which escape from the material into the gaseous atmosphere, especially flavors. The invention is also direct to an apparatus for drying the extruded material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen
  • Method for drying a material
    Patent number: 10113794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of drying a material, that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, transporting a material into the housing, and drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, transporting the dried material out of the housing and extracting from the gaseous atmosphere volatile substances which escape from the material into the gaseous atmosphere, especially flavors. The invention is also direct to an apparatus for drying the extruded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen
  • Apparatus for drying a material
    Patent number: 10006714
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying a material is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing, a superheated steam generator, inlet and outlet ports disposed relative to the housing and an extraction unit for extracting volatile substances from the atmosphere within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen
  • APPARATUS FOR DRYING A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160348967
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying a material is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing, a superheated steam generator, inlet and outlet ports disposed relative to the housing and an extraction unit for extracting volatile substances from the atmosphere within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen
  • METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR DRYING A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150276310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of drying a material, that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, transporting a material into the housing, and drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, transporting the dried material out of the housing and extracting from the gaseous atmosphere volatile substances which escape from the material into the gaseous atmosphere, especially flavors. The invention is also direct to an apparatus for drying the extruded material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110030237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of drying a material, that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, transporting a material into the housing, and drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, transporting the dried material out of the housing and extracting from the gaseous atmosphere volatile substances which escape from the material into the gaseous atmosphere, especially flavors. The invention is also direct to an apparatus for drying the extruded material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Siegfried Schmidt, Maria Toivonen