Patents by Inventor Nawo SATO

Nawo SATO 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).

  • Food product molding device and food product manufacturing method
    Patent number: 11589605
    Abstract: To provide a food product molding device and a food product manufacturing method capable of molding foodstuffs into a food product having stacked plural layers with a simple structure. A mold unit in which a first mold plate and a second mold plate are stacked slidingly moves by a drive unit. Through holes respectively provided in the first mold plate and the second mold plate are linked to form molding hole portions. The molding hole portions move to a first filling position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to first filling openings, a second filling position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to second filling openings, and a discharge position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to pusher ports by the slide movement of the mold unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIREI FOODS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshito Fujimori, Hirokazu Chukyo, Jiro Kitamura, Shunichi Watanabe, Nawo Sato
  • FOOD PRODUCT MOLDING DEVICE AND FOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210030049
    Abstract: To provide a food product molding device and a food product manufacturing method capable of molding foodstuffs into a food product having stacked plural layers with a simple structure. A mold unit in which a first mold plate and a second mold plate are stacked slidingly moves by a drive unit. Through holes respectively provided in the first mold plate and the second mold plate are linked to form molding hole portions. The molding hole portions move to a first filling position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to first filling openings, a second filling position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to second filling openings, and a discharge position in which upper ends of the molding hole portions are connected to pusher ports by the slide movement of the mold unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIREI FOODS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshito FUJIMORI, Hirokazu CHUKYO, Jiro KITAMURA, Shunichi WATANABE, Nawo SATO