Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Sasako

Katsuhiko Sasako 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).

  • Method for producing rice flour
    Patent number: 9693581
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing, only with mechanical treatment, high-quality rice flour having a rounded particle shape, which is equivalent to fine flour obtained by using enzymes, has characteristics close to the characteristics of wheat flour, and is suitable for production of bread, cakes, noodles, and the like. In order to attain the object, a method for producing rice flour includes: providing primary crushing material rice subjected to soaking and adjustment of moisture content with a disintegrating and sizing device, fine grinding the primary crushed rice with an air mill, and then drying the fine ground rice with an air flow dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NARA MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sasako, Hidetoshi Iwamatsu, Ryuta Yamazaki, Kwan-Hei Park
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING RICE FLOUR
    Publication number: 20140306036
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing, only with mechanical treatment, high-quality rice flour having a rounded particle shape, which is equivalent to fine flour obtained by using enzymes, has characteristics close to the characteristics of wheat flour, and is suitable for production of bread, cakes, noodles, and the like. In order to attain the object, a method for producing rice flour includes: providing primary crushing material rice subjected to soaking and adjustment of moisture content with a disintegrating and sizing device, fine grinding the primary crushed rice with an air mill, and then drying the fine ground rice with an air flow dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sasako, Hidetoshi Iwamatsu, Ryuta Yamazaki, Kwan-Hei Park