Patents by Inventor Hisatomo Tanaka

Hisatomo Tanaka 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: 8118647
    Abstract: A device for efficiently and accurately punching out and collecting in a continuous and automatic manner an eyeball section of a fish. The device comprises a head part supporting table and a body part supporting table which can be opened and closed. The head part supporting table has an eyeball section discharge hole and a head part gripping device arranged on both sides of the head part supporting table to position an eyeball section of the fish on the eyeball section discharge hole. The device further comprises an eyeball section punching out blade body arranged above the eyeball section discharge hole in a manner of being movable up and down. The eyeball section of the fish is punched out by the punching out blade body and the punched out eyeball is collected through a suction hose connected to and communicating with a lower face of the eyeball section discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Toyo Suisan Kikai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Mikajiri, Kohji Morita, Hisatomo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110256820
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) To provide a device for efficiently and accurately punching out and collecting in a continuous and automatic manner an eyeball section of a fish like a bonito or a tuna, which contains large amount of fatty acid. (Solution) The device comprises a head part supporting table 2 and a body part supporting table 3 which can be opened and closed. The head part supporting table has an eyeball section discharge hole 4 and is provided with a head part gripping means 9 arranged on both sides of the head part supporting table 2 to position an eyeball section B of the fish A on the eyeball section discharge hole 4. The device further comprises an eyeball section punching-out blade body 7 arranged above the eyeball section discharge hole 4 in a manner of being movable up and down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Akihiro Mikajiri, Kohji Morita, Hisatomo Tanaka