Patents by Inventor Teunis Bunt

Teunis Bunt 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).

  • AUTOMATED MEAL PREPARATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230061171
    Abstract: Automated meal preparation apparatus for continuous preparation of meals, comprising a closed-loop conveyor rail configured to support a plurality of cooking pots, driving means configured to simultaneously convey the cooking pots in a conveying direction along the closed-loop conveyor rail to a plurality of separate stations sequentially located along the closed-loop conveyor rail and being stationary with respect thereto, the plurality of stations comprising an ingredient dispensing station comprising an ingredient dispenser configured to dispense ingredients in a cooking pot, a preparation station, located downstream from the ingredient dispensing station in the conveying direction, and comprising a heating element, a serving station, located downstream from the preparation station, and comprising a dispensing mechanism, and a cleaning station, located downstream from the serving station and upstream from the ingredient dispensing station in the conveying direction, and comprising a cleaning unit configure
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: EATCH B.V.
    Inventors: Jelle Anton Bernd SIJM, Bert Huibert TOURNOIS, Wouter Bernardus Cornelis DE HEIJ, Teunis BUNT, Johannes Antonius Maria HOLSINK, Rasit GÖRGÜLÜ
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOMOGENEOUSLY HEAT-TREATING A PRODUCT BY RADIO FREQUENCY
    Publication number: 20220030673
    Abstract: The invention provides a heat treatment system (1000) comprising a heat treatment apparatus (1) and a product transport system (200), wherein the heat treatment apparatus (1) comprises (i) a duct (100) having a duct axis (110), wherein the duct (100) is configured for holding a liquid (2), and (ii) an RF heating zone (5) comprising a main electrode (410) and a first counter electrode (420) configured for functionally connecting to an RF generator (400) to generate during operation a first electric field (490) in the duct (100) between the main electrode (410) and the first counter electrode (420) parallel to the duct axis (110); the product transport system (200) comprises an electric field guiding element (440) comprising an electrically conductive material (401), wherein the electric field guiding element is configured to be electrically insulated from the electrodes (410, 420) during transport through the duct (100); and the product transport system (200) is configured to transport a product (60) and the e
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Henricus Franciscus Maria Van Den Bosch, Teunis Bunt