Patents by Inventor Ikuya TAJIMA

Ikuya TAJIMA 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).

  • Vegetable treatment method
    Patent number: 11844358
    Abstract: A vegetable treatment method includes a step A of cutting vegetables as a treatment target into eating sizes; a step B of putting the vegetables in a container basket after the step A is performed; a step C of, while keeping the container basket completely submerged in a cleaning tank filled with a cleaning solution, moving the container basket at a moving speed of 0.15 to 0.7 m/min or circulating the cleaning solution in a stream at 3 to 10 L/min for 5 to 10 minutes after the step B is performed; and a step D of, while keeping the container basket completely submerged in a sterilization tank filled with a bactericide solution, moving the container basket at a moving speed of 0.15 to 0.7 m/min or circulating the bactericide solution in a stream at 3 to 10 L/min for 3 to 10 minutes after the step C is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ART FOODS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Okita, Ikuya Tajima
  • VEGETABLE TREATMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20230189829
    Abstract: A vegetable treatment method includes a step A of cutting vegetables as a treatment target into eating sizes; a step B of putting the vegetables in a container basket after the step A is performed; a step C of, while keeping the container basket completely submerged in a cleaning tank filled with a cleaning solution, moving the container basket at a moving speed of 0.15 to 0.7 m/min or circulating the cleaning solution in a stream at 3 to 10 L/min for 5 to 10 minutes after the step B is performed; and a step D of, while keeping the container basket completely submerged in a sterilization tank filled with a bactericide solution, moving the container basket at a moving speed of 0.15 to 0.7 m/min or circulating the bactericide solution in a stream at 3 to 10 L/min for 3 to 10 minutes after the step C is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ART FOODS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu OKITA, Ikuya TAJIMA