Patents by Inventor Kyosuke Kato

Kyosuke Kato 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).

  • Device for preventing oil splashing and fire occurrence in frying pan
    Patent number: 4266527
    Abstract: A frying pan used for cooking food is provided with a lid covering the entire open part of the frying pan, and this lid is inclined on its top surface, and an opening for placing the cooking food is provided in this inclined surface, and a transparent lid plate is provided over the opening to enable a user to see into the inside of the frying pan. A gas discharging passageway is provided between the lid plate and the edge of the opening portion of the lid, and the lid plate is provided with an opening/closing mechanism for closing the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Inventor: Kyosuke Kato
  • Frying pan with mechanisms for preventing oil splashing and fire occurrence
    Patent number: 4258694
    Abstract: A frying pan is provided with a lid plate covering almost the entire opening of the pan, and this lid plate is transparent so that the inside of the pan can be seen by a user from the outside, and the lid plate is provided with a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting the lid plate to the pan, and is provided with a gas discharging passageway having a gap for discharging the gas to cause it to flow in a curved path which is formed between the lid plate and an edge of the opening of the frying pan in order to capture the oil splashing almost completely in the lid closed condition, and is provided with an opening/closing mechanism for closing the lid by maintaining a gap between the lid plate and the edge of opening portion of the frying pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Inventor: Kyosuke Kato