Patents by Inventor Samuel Tanaka

Samuel Tanaka 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).

  • Automated pizza assembly system
    Patent number: 12129164
    Abstract: An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system. The system interfaces with disparate devices and systems to provide order-based monitoring and control of operations within an establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Lab2Fab, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Norman, Shawn Lange, Samuel Tanaka
  • AUTOMATED SEASONING DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20240000252
    Abstract: An automated food processing system provides consumable items to a temporary storage location such as an enclosure of a food processing device. A seasoning dispensing apparatus is located relative to the enclosure to dispense a seasoning over the consumable items within the disclosure. The seasoning dispensing apparatus includes a metering device that provides a discrete seasoning portion for dispensing and a distributor that uniformly dispenses the discrete seasoning portion over the consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Tanaka, John Paul Norman
  • SLICED TOPPING ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20230065122
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented herein for slicing a food topping for placing upon a food ingredient. A topping holder is configured to position a topping stock. A blade is configured to slice the topping stock via relative motion between the topping holder and the blade. A deflector is configured to force a leading edge of the sliced portion of the topping stock away from the blade as the sliced portion moves relative to the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Tanaka, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman
  • AUTOMATED PIZZA ASSEMBLY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230028538
    Abstract: An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system. The system interfaces with disparate devices and systems to provide order-based monitoring and control of operations within an establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Krishna Rao, Cory Bowdach, Hogan Hempy, Peter Ishiguro, Shawn Lange, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman, Samuel Tanaka
  • MODULAR AUTOMATED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220380196
    Abstract: An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system. The system interfaces with disparate devices and systems to provide order-based monitoring and control of operations within an establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Krishna Rao, Cory Bowdach, Hogan Hempy, Peter Ishiguro, Shawn Lange, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman, Samuel Tanaka
  • INTEGRATED FRONT-OF-HOUSE AND BACK-OF-HOUSE RESTAURANT AUTOMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200249660
    Abstract: An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system. The system interfaces with disparate devices and systems to provide order-based monitoring and control of operations within an establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Krishna Rao, Shawn Lange, Samuel Tanaka, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman, Hogan Hempy, Cory Bowdach, Peter Ishiguro
  • Coil filament for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition source
    Patent number: 10109465
    Abstract: A vapor deposition source that includes a substantially vertical plate to which first and second filament posts are coupled. The vapor deposition source also includes a filament having a first end and a second end. The filament provides a substantially concentric source of electrons. The first end of the filament is connected to the first filament post and the second end of the filament is connected to the second filament post. The first end of the filament is substantially vertically aligned with the second end of the filament when the filament is connected to the first and second posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Romulo Ata, ZhaoHui Fan, Samuel Tanaka, Christopher Platt, Xiaoding Ma
  • COIL FILAMENT FOR PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SOURCE
    Publication number: 20170365448
    Abstract: A vapor deposition source that includes a substantially vertical plate to which first and second filament posts are coupled. The vapor deposition source also includes a filament having a first end and a second end. The filament provides a substantially concentric source of electrons. The first end of the filament is connected to the first filament post and the second end of the filament is connected to the second filament post. The first end of the filament is substantially vertically aligned with the second end of the filament when the filament is connected to the first and second posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Romulo Ata, ZhaoHui Fan, Samuel Tanaka, Christopher Platt, Xiaoding Ma