Patents by Inventor Reinhard Laut

Reinhard Laut 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cooling articles
    Patent number: 6263681
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling articles (4), especially articles being covered with a chocolate mass, includes a cooling channel (1) and a conveyer belt (2) for transporting the articles (4) through the cooling channel (1). The articles (4) in the cooling channel (1) are exposed to a temperature profile (31) extending approximately from the entrance (5) to the exit (6) of the cooling channel (1). A first cooling circuit through which a first cooling medium (14, 24) flows is connected to a first cooling stretch (12). The first cooling medium (14, 24) enters the first cooling stretch (12) in the middle region (11) of the cooling channel (1) at a first entering temperature (17, 30). A first temperature sensor (18, 25) is arranged in the region of the entrance (5) of the cooling channel (6) for sensing the temperature of the first cooling medium (14, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Sollich KG
    Inventor: Reinhard Laut