Patents by Inventor Akinori Takama
Akinori Takama 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).
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Publication number: 20240215589Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a surface of an extension roller of a dough extension apparatus includes a cleaning device body attached to the dough extension apparatus, and a band-like flexible cleaning member attached to the cleaning device body. The cleaning member includes ends and a cleaning portion with a cleaning surface. One end or both ends of the cleaning member is/are secured to the cleaning device body, and the cleaning portion hangs down, so that the cleaning surface of the cleaning portion is configured to contact the surface of the extension roller of the dough extension apparatus to be deformed and bent to correspond to the surface of the extension roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventor: Akinori TAKAMA
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Patent number: 9854814Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20170027181Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Patent number: 9392798Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20150157029Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Patent number: 8353234Abstract: A food dough cutting method and cutting device thereof capable of forming conveyed food dough strips that have nearly identical weight per unit time when dividing band shaped food dough into multiple food dough strips in the conveyance direction, and is further capable of performing the same number of cuts for each food dough strip when cutting each food dough strip along the width direction into food dough pieces having a specified weight are provided. The conveyed food dough is aligned to a position that is displaced by just an alignment displacement amount with respect to a reference position that is based on the installation position of cutting members. The alignment displacement amount is calculated based on the ratio of the width dimension of the food dough and the lengths of food dough pieces that are cut from food dough strips on both sides.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Takama, Susumu Kominato, Hiroshi Ueno
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Publication number: 20110008506Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a food dough cutting method and cutting device thereof capable of forming conveyed food dough strips that have nearly identical weight per unit time when dividing band shaped food dough into multiple food dough strips in the conveyance direction, and is further capable of performing the same number of cuts for each food dough strip when cutting each food dough strip along the width direction into food dough pieces having a specified weight. The conveyed food dough is aligned to a position that is displaced by just an alignment displacement amount with respect to a reference position that is based on the installation position of cutting members. The alignment displacement amount is calculated based on the ratio of the width dimension of the food dough and the lengths of food dough pieces that are cut from food dough strips on both sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Takama, Susumu Kominato, Hiroshi Ueno
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Publication number: 20080289466Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a food dough cutting method and cutting device thereof capable of forming conveyed food dough strips that have nearly identical weight per unit time when dividing band shaped food dough into multiple food dough strips in the conveyance direction, and is further capable of performing the same number of cuts for each food dough strip when cutting each food dough strip along the width direction into food dough pieces having a specified weight. The conveyed food dough is aligned to a position that is displaced by just an alignment displacement amount with respect to a reference position that is based on the installation position of cutting members. The alignment displacement amount is calculated based on the ratio of the width dimension of the food dough and the lengths of food dough pieces that are cut from food dough strips on both sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Takama, Susumu Kominato, Hiroshi Ueno