Patents by Inventor Shigeru Chikarashi

Shigeru Chikarashi 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: 4895730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing soybean milk and, more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a foodstuff suitable for soybean milk production and an apparatus for carrying out the method. The apparatus includes a brushing machine for removing earth matter and earth-born germs depositing on material soybean, a band dryer for adjusting the water content of the material soybean so as to facilitate separation of the material into skin and flesh portions, a skin remover for separating the skin portion from the flesh portion and for dividing the flesh portion of each piece of soybean into four to eight parts, and flat pressing rollers for converting the resulting powdery masses into uniformly distributed flaky masses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Nichii Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Chikarashi
  • Patent number: 4817516
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing soybean milk and, more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a foodstuff suitable for soybean milk production and an apparatus for carrying out the method. The apparatus includes a brushing machine for removing earth matter and earth-born germs depositing on material soybean, a band dryer for adjusting the water content of the material soybean so as to facilitate separation of the material into skin and flesh portions, a skin remover for separating the skin portion from the flesh portion and for dividing the flesh portion of each piece of soybean into four to eight parts, and flat pressing rollers for converting the resulting powdery masses into uniformly distributed flaky masses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Nichii Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Chikarashi