Patents by Inventor Masaru Chiba

Masaru Chiba 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: 5908590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for readily and continuously producing foamed resin containers with labels by following a process sequence including the steps of supplying a sheet which bears label bodies printed in predetermined positions thereon, positioning a label body, punching the label body, and molding a foamed resin container with the label properly positioned. The invention further provides a process which allows for precise positioning of a label. Therefore, a thin and less stiff synthetic resin sheet can be employed for the label instead of a paper base. In addition, the label can be applied in a predetermined position on the foamed resin container without preliminarily rolling the label into a predetermined tubular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignees: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd., Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Yoshimi, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Ono, Akio Tsujita, Hirotomo Iwasaki, Masaru Chiba
  • Patent number: 5466475
    Abstract: A method for filling the noodles into a fry retainer during the production of the noodles, wherein the noodles are disentangled and are uniform so that the frying of the noodles is entirely and uniformly carried out without maldistribution from the outside of the brick to the center thereof, and the noodles are given a fine quality and form. Noodles having a fixed length are placed into the fry retainer and a pressure member creates downward pressure on the noodles in the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Nissin ShokuhinKabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamasaki, Masaru Chiba, Takashi Yokogoshi, Kenji Kodama, Tatsuo Yamaya, Masakazu Yokoyama