Patents by Inventor Masahiro Niimoto

Masahiro Niimoto 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 and device for detecting/removing crustacean with untorn shell
    Patent number: 6808448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting and removing unstripped residual shell left on shellfish. This method and apparatus are characterized by irradiating a light of specific wave-range onto stripped shellfish after finishing the shell-stripping work thereof. A CCD camera is used to examine the shellfish. It is then determined if there is residual shell on the stripped shellfish on the basis of information on the intensity of fluorescent light that can be obtained from the image taken by the CCD camera. Any shell is then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Nichirei Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kanaya, Masahiro Niimoto