Patents by Inventor Kazuto Nonaka

Kazuto Nonaka 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: 9751086
    Abstract: An abrasive grain-milling unit and a friction grain-milling unit are located on upper and lower portions of a pedestal, respectively. The friction grain-milling unit includes a grain feed trough to which a milled grain discharge trough of the abrasive grain milling unit is connected. A two-way grain feed trough and change-over valve is located above the abrasive grain-milling unit and is capable of selectively feeding grains either directly to the friction grain-milling unit or to the friction grain-milling unit via the abrasive grain-milling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kajihara, Yoichiro Ogura, Tsutomu Hako, Yoji Kashiwa, Somchai Keawkaika, Kazuto Nonaka, Shin Saeki
  • Patent number: 9511371
    Abstract: A bran removing wire-mesh tube includes: bran removing wire-mesh tube parts 28 divided in more than one in a circumferential direction in planar view; and a plurality of support pillars 33 erected at intervals in the circumferential direction to respectively fix both side edges of the divided bran removing wire-mesh tube parts 28. Each of the support pillars 33 is provided with an elongated resistor 34 that suppresses grains from moving in the circumferential direction along with rotation of grinding type grain cleaning rolls 26. The resistor 34 is urged by an elastic member 37 to a position at which the resistor 34 protrudes toward the inside of a grain cleaning chamber 30. Further, the resistor 34 is provided so as to be movable in a radial direction to a position farther from the grain cleaning chamber 30 due to resistance from the grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Seto, Fumio Tajima, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike, Koji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9114400
    Abstract: A grinding type vertical grain milling machine is capable of shortening a dimension of a machine body in the vertical direction and removing bran by evenly suctioning an entire bran removing chamber. The grinding type vertical grain milling machine includes a bran removing metallic mesh cylinder with a main shaft, an integral grinding type grain milling roll body, a bran removing chamber, and a bran discharge pipe that discharges bran to the outside of the machine. A fan-pulley is provided between the bran removing chamber and the bran discharge pipe. The fan-pulley rotationally drives the main shaft to which the grinding type grain milling roll is axially attached and generates a bran removing wind to convey bran produced by the grain milling action of the grinding type grain milling roll from the bran removing chamber toward the bran discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Seto, Kazunobu Kajihara, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike, Koji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150122924
    Abstract: There is provided a grain-milling machine capable of shortening the time required for lot changing and reducing electricity costs. A grain-milling machine comprising a vertical abrasive type grain-milling unit and a vertical friction type grain-milling unit mounted on a pedestal, the abrasive type grain-milling unit and friction type grain-milling unit being located on upper and lower portions of the pedestal, respectively, the abrasive type grain-milling unit including a milled grain discharge trough, the friction type grain-milling unit including a grain feed trough to which the milled grain discharge trough of the abrasive type grain milling unit is connected, and a two-way grain feed trough and change-over valve located above the abrasive type grain-milling unit and capable of selectively feeding grains either directly to the friction type grain-milling unit or to the friction type grain-milling unit via the abrasive type grain-milling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kajihara, Yoichiro Ogura, Tsutomu Hako, Yoji Kashiwa, Somchai Keawkaika, Kazuto Nonaka, Shin Saeki
  • Publication number: 20140174302
    Abstract: A bran removing wire-mesh tube includes: bran removing wire-mesh tube parts 28 divided in more than one in a circumferential direction in planar view; and a plurality of support pillars 33 erected at intervals in the circumferential direction to respectively fix both side edges of the divided bran removing wire-mesh tube parts 28. Each of the support pillars 33 is provided with an elongated resistor 34 that suppresses grains from moving in the circumferential direction along with rotation of grinding type grain cleaning rolls 26. The resistor 34 is urged by an elastic member 37 to a position at which the resistor 34 protrudes toward the inside of a grain cleaning chamber 30. Further, the resistor 34 is provided so as to be movable in a radial direction to a position farther from the grain cleaning chamber 30 due to resistance from the grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Seto, Fumio Tajima, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike, Koji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120067990
    Abstract: A grinding type vertical grain milling machine is capable of shortening a dimension of a machine body in the vertical direction and removing bran by evenly suctioning an entire bran removing chamber. The grinding type vertical grain milling machine includes a bran removing metallic mesh cylinder with a main shaft, an integral grinding type grain milling roll body, a bran removing chamber, and a bran discharge pipe that discharges bran to the outside of the machine. A fan-pulley is provided between the bran removing chamber and the bran discharge pipe. The fan-pulley rotationally drives the main shaft to which the grinding type grain milling roll is axially attached and generates a bran removing wind to convey bran produced by the grain milling action of the grinding type grain milling roll from the bran removing chamber toward the bran discharge pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Seto, Kazunobu Kajihara, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike, Koji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6832545
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing no-bran cereal such as no-bran rice which require no washing before cooking. With the apparatus, bran stuck on a surface of a grain of the polished cereal is easily removed without imparting any damage on the surface, and further moisture in the grain is maintained to increase taste of the cereal. Moisture is added to the polished cereal and granular material is mixed and stirred with the moistened polished cereal to polish a surface of each grain of the polished cereal and remove bran stuck on the surface of the polished cereal. Then, the polished cereal is separated from the granular material to obtain the no-bran rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Munesada, Yukihiro Kawano, Akihiko Kato, Kazuto Nonaka, Katsunori Chikamune, Yosuke Inomoto, Kaoru Shitadera
  • Publication number: 20030177916
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing no-bran cereal such as no-bran rice which require no washing before cooking. With the method and the apparatus, bran stuck on a surface of a grain of the polished cereal is easily removed without imparting any damage on the surface, and further moisture in the grain is maintained to increase taste of the cereal. Moisture is added to the polished cereal and granular material is mixed and stirred with the moistened polished cereal to polish a surface of each grain of the polished cereal and remove bran stuck on the surface of the polished cereal. Then, the polished cereal is separated from the granular material to obtain the no-bran rice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Munesada, Yukihiro Kawano, Akihiko Kato, Kazuto Nonaka, Katsunori Chikamune, Yosuke Inomoto, Kaoru Shitadera
  • Patent number: 6610345
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing no-bran cereal such as no-bran rice which require no washing before cooking. With the method and the apparatus, bran stuck on a surface of a grain of the polished cereal is easily removed without imparting any damage on the surface, and further moisture in the grain is maintained to increase taste of the cereal. Moisture is added to the polished cereal and granular material is mixed and stirred with the moistened polished cereal to polish a surface of each grain of the polished cereal and remove bran stuck on the surface of the polished cereal. Then, the polished cereal is separated from the granular material to obtain the no-bran rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Munesada, Yukihiro Kawano, Akihiko Kato, Kazuto Nonaka, Katsunori Chikamune, Yosuke Inomoto, Kaoru Shitadera
  • Publication number: 20010033885
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing no-bran cereal such as no-bran rice which require no washing before cooking. With the method and the apparatus, bran stuck on a surface of a grain of the polished cereal is easily removed without imparting any damage on the surface, and further moisture in the grain is maintained to increase taste of the cereal. Moisture is added to the polished cereal and granular material is mixed and stirred with the moistened polished cereal to polish a surface of each grain of the polished cereal and remove bran stuck on the surface of the polished cereal. Then, the polished cereal is separated from the granular material to obtain the no-bran rice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Munesada, Yukihiro Kawano, Akihiko Kato, Kazuto Nonaka, Katsunori Chikamune, Yosuke Inomoto, Kaoru Shitadera
  • Patent number: D515602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hakoh, Kazuto Nonaka, Shinso Kajihara
  • Patent number: D472909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Takuma Nakaso, Kenji Morita, Takashi Hirai, Kazuto Nonaka
  • Patent number: D644672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kajihara, Yasuyoshi Seto, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike, Koji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: D782544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Satake Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Seto, Kazuto Nonaka, Yasunori Koike
  • Patent number: D871830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuto Nonaka