Patents by Inventor Syuji Kado

Syuji Kado 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: 5263334
    Abstract: A food service counter of the ice storage type which includes an ice storage tank 20 arranged to store an amount of ice and having a discharge hole 24 at a bottom, an ice supply device 30 for automatically producing chips of ice and supplying the same into the ice tank 20, and an agitating device 40 arranged within the ice tank 20 for agitating and leveling the chips of ice stored in the ice tank 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuji Kado, Susumu Tatematsu, Hideyuki Ikari, Hiroyuki Sugie
  • Patent number: 5218835
    Abstract: An ice storage type food service counter composed of an ice storage tank 20 arranged to store an amount of ice and having a drain hole 24 at a bottom, an ice supply device 30 for automatically producing chips of ice and supplying them into the tank, an agitating device 40 arranged within the tank for agitating and leveling the chips of ice stored in the tank, a container assembly B detachably mounted on the agitating device 40 and placed on the stored chips of ice to contain drink and food therein, and a transparent cover plate 18 coupled over the ice storage tank 20, the cover plate having an opening through which the container assembly can be placed on the stored chips of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuji Kado, Susumu Tatematsu, Hideyuki Ikari, Junichi Hida
  • Patent number: 5195330
    Abstract: An ice storage type food service counter includes an ice storage tank (20) arranged to store an amount of ice and having a drain hole (24) at a bottom, an ice supply device (30) for automatically producing chips of ice and supplying the same into the ice storage tank (20), an agitating device (40) arranged within the ice storage tank for agitating and leveling the chips of ice stored in the ice storage tank, a container (B) formed to contain food and drink therein and mounted on the agitating device (40) to be displayed on the stored chips of ice, a water supply tank (50) arranged to store an amount of ice making water for use in the ice supply device (30), and a discharge tank (60) arranged below the ice storage tank (20) to store the water of melted ice discharged from the ice storage tank through a drain pipe (61) in connection to the drain hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuji Kado, Susumu Tatematsu
  • Patent number: 5182917
    Abstract: In an ice storage type food service counter with an ice storage tank, an ice supply device is provided to automatically produce chips of ice and supply the same into the ice storage tank, and an agitating device is provided to agitate and level the chips of ice stored in the ice storage tank. Under the ice storage tank, a water supply tank is arranged to store an amount of ice making water, and a discharge tank is arranged to store the water of melted ice discharged from the ice storage tank through a drain hole. Within the ice storage tank, there is provided an overlfow pipe having an upper end opening into the interior of the ice storage tank and extending downward to discharge therethrough the pieces of ice located above the upper end thereof into either one of the water supply tank or the discharge tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuji Kado, Susumu Tatematsu, Hideyuki Ikari