Patents by Inventor Torben Lohse Friis

Torben Lohse Friis 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).

  • Microbial oxygen absorber
    Patent number: 10226061
    Abstract: Oxygen is a major quality-deteriorating factor with respect to many food products in that it may cause the growth of molds and the development of rancid off-flavors, which reduce the quality or shelf life of many food products. The present invention provides an improved food packaging and a method for prolonging the shelf life and quality of packaged foods by packaging the food in a packaging material together with a microbial oxygen absorber, such as Lactococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Lactobacillus spp., Leuconostoc spp., Brevibacterium spp., Propionibacterium spp., and Bifidobacterium spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: ARLA FOODS AMBA
    Inventors: Soren K. Lillevang, Grith Mortensen, Mette Nortoft Kristensen, Henrik Skou Pedersen, Torben Lohse Friis, Niels Kristian Sorensen
  • Microbial Oxygen Absorber
    Publication number: 20140363551
    Abstract: Oxygen is a major quality-deteriorating factor with respect to many food products in that it may cause the growth of molds and the development of rancid off-flavors, which reduce the quality or shelf life of many food products. The present invention provides an improved food packaging and a method for prolonging the shelf life and quality of packaged foods by packaging the food in a packaging material together with a microbial oxygen absorber, such as Lactococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Lactobacillus spp., Leuconostoc spp., Brevibacterium spp., Propionibacterium spp., and Bifidobacterium spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: ARLA FOODS AMBA
    Inventors: Soren K. Lillevang, Grith Mortensen, Mette Nortoft Kristensen, Henrik Skou Pedersen, Torben Lohse Friis, Niels Kristian Sorensen