Patents by Inventor Nobuo Hukuoka

Nobuo Hukuoka 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 apparatus for peeling-off bivalve, as well as bivalve before-separation heating device
    Patent number: 6086468
    Abstract: A bivalve peeling-off method and apparatus and a before-separation heating device are disclosed. The bivalve peeling-off apparatus includes a heating means 6 for heating the surface of one of shells 2A of a starting bivalve 2, so that an edible part 2a in the starting bivalve 2 is maintained in a raw state. Thus, the edible part can be efficiently separated from the shell of the starting bivalve in a state in which a quality suitable for use in raw eating is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Atsushi Sato
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshida, Atsushi Sato, Nobuo Hukuoka