Patents by Inventor Satoru Imura

Satoru Imura 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: 10849351
    Abstract: A rice washer includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part which is provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and stirs and sequentially feeds the milled rice charged from the charging part under pressure; and a rinsing and stirring part which is provided at a rear-stage of the pressurized-stirring part and rinses the milled rice sent from the pressurized-stirring part while stirring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TIGER KAWASHIMA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Seizo Kawashima, Fumitaka Sekiguchi, Yuji Shimizu, Tomohiro Iizuka, Satoru Imura
  • Patent number: 10736466
    Abstract: Rice-washing work can be easily performed by anyone, and proper rice-washing of various kinds of rice can be performed irrespective of an amount of rice. Namely, conventional apparatuses have not dealt with water absorption, infiltration, swelling, weakening, dissolving, and unpleasant taste, making it difficult to secure Japanese style rice quality in a white rice state. The present invention provides a rice-polishing technique for reproducing the quality. Provided is a rice washer that can be installed in a saved space not to cause obstruction even when installed in a kitchen. The rice washer according to the present invention includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and configured to, while pressurizing, stir and sequentially feed the milled rice charged from the charging part; a first water supply part configured to supply water to the pressurized-stirring part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TIGER KAWASHIMA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Seizo Kawashima, Fumitaka Sekiguchi, Yuji Shimizu, Tomohiro Iizuka, Satoru Imura
  • Publication number: 20190014809
    Abstract: A rice washer includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part which is provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and stirs and sequentially feeds the milled rice charged from the charging part under pressure; and a rinsing and stirring part which is provided at a rear-stage of the pressurized-stirring part and rinses the milled rice sent from the pressurized-stirring part while stirring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Seizo Kawashima, Fumitaka Sekiguchi, Yuji Shimizu, Tomohiro Iizuka, Satoru Imura
  • Publication number: 20180235405
    Abstract: Rice-washing work can be easily performed by anyone, and proper rice-washing of various kinds of rice can be performed irrespective of an amount of rice. Namely, conventional apparatuses have not dealt with water absorption, infiltration, swelling, weakening, dissolving, and unpleasant taste, making it difficult to secure Japanese style rice quality in a white rice state. The present invention provides a rice-polishing technique for reproducing the quality. Provided is a rice washer that can be installed in a saved space not to cause obstruction even when installed in a kitchen. The rice washer according to the present invention includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and configured to, while pressurizing, stir and sequentially feed the milled rice charged from the charging part; a first water supply part configured to supply water to the pressurized-stirring part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Seizo KAWASHIMA, Fumitaka SEKIGUCHI, Yuji SHIMIZU, Tomohiro IIZUKA, Satoru IMURA
  • Publication number: 20050031750
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing non-washing rice is disclosed. A rice washing intensity adjustment means includes a rice washing pressure adjustment means for controlling the pressure to polished rice in a pressure rice washing means. A washing water flow adjustment means is provided in the rice washing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventor: Satoru Imura
  • Patent number: 6827008
    Abstract: The present invention intends to realize a non-washing rice presenting a good taste by performing the pressure rice washing under the most appropriate conditions in correspondence to the polished rice to be washed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Satoru Imura
  • Publication number: 20030015103
    Abstract: The present invention intends to realize a non-washing rice presenting a good taste by performing the pressure rice washing under the most appropriate conditions in correspondence to the polished rice to be washed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Satoru Imura
  • Patent number: 6158028
    Abstract: At a test of built-in memory of a conventional semiconductor integrated circuit, data is written into the memory one address by one address and confirmed the data one by one, in case of mass memory many test patterns and many test time are required. The present invention comprises a memory which is capable of data writing and reading. Also including is a device for setting the memory in the test state, a device for setting a predetermined length of arbitrary data written into the memory, and a device for writing in a batch process into the memory in a form of filling the memory area of the memory with the arbitrary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Imura
  • Patent number: 5719534
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit has a constant voltage generation circuit and an oscillation circuit for generating a clock signal. The constant voltage generation circuit supplies a first voltage to the oscillation circuit until the clock signal is stabilized and the constant voltage generation circuit supplies a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the oscillation circuit after the clock signal has been stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Imura