Patents by Inventor Takashi Hosogane

Takashi Hosogane 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: 8663727
    Abstract: A cooked rice molding method includes a first supplying step of spreading cooked rice in a plate form on rolling-up plates deployed horizontally, a second supplying step of placing a dried laver sheet and ingredients on the cooked rice, a first pressing step of folding a first rotating plate and a second rotating plate disposed on two sides of a base plate in a direction to erect at approximate right angles with respect to the base plate, and a second pressing step of folding the third rotating plate rotatably attached to the first rotating plate at a side opposite to the base plate, to a base plate side. Then, the method includes a repositioning step of deploying the rolling-up plates in the horizontal state, and rotating the cooked rice about 90 degrees on the rolling-up bamboo plate. Finally, the first pressing step is repeated again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Atsushi Numabe
  • Patent number: 8495953
    Abstract: There is provided a cooked rice molding apparatus which enables a rice mat to be easily moved and the rice mat to be stored. A rice mat formed into a plate shape by a forming section 3 is spread over a pick plate 5 placed on a slide tray 4, and the rice mat, along with the pick plate 5, is removed from the slide tray 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Atsushi Numabe
  • Publication number: 20120189749
    Abstract: A cooked rice molding method includes a first supplying step of spreading cooked rice in a plate form on rolling-up plates deployed horizontally, a second supplying step of placing a dried laver sheet and ingredients on the cooked rice, a first pressing step of folding a first rotating plate and a second rotating plate disposed on two sides of a base plate in a direction to erect at approximate right angles with respect to the base plate, and a second pressing step of folding the third rotating plate rotatably attached to the first rotating plate at a side opposite to the base plate, to a base plate side. Then, the method includes a repositioning step of deploying the rolling-up plates in the horizontal state, and rotating the cooked rice about 90 degrees on the rolling-up bamboo plate. Finally, the first pressing step is repeated again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Takashi HOSOGANE, Atsushi NUMABE
  • Publication number: 20110048249
    Abstract: There is provided a cooked rice molding apparatus which enables a rice mat to be easily moved and the rice mat to be stored. A rice mat formed into a plate shape by a forming section 3 is spread over a pick plate 5 placed on a slide tray 4, and the rice mat, along with the pick plate 5, is removed from the slide tray 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Atsushi Numabe
  • Publication number: 20100047409
    Abstract: There is provided a cooked rice molding apparatus capable of efficiently making back rolled sushi in which sushi rice is arranged so as to be directed to the surface side. When both ends of a rolling-up bamboo plate 5 are brought close to each other, a gap G allowing some of sushi rice R to be pulled out to the outside is provided in the abutting portion of the rolling-up bamboo plate 5, whereby some of the sushi rice R is let to escape, and is rolled in a spiral form by being repositioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Atsushi Numabe
  • Patent number: 7581940
    Abstract: Provided is a cooked rice mold apparatus that can easily adjust the supply amount of sushi rice. The roller spacing of a top rolling roller pair 31 arranged on the exit side of a hopper 2 of a rolling section 4 is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Yoichi Goto
  • Publication number: 20080202353
    Abstract: Provided is a cooked rice mold apparatus that can mold rolled sushi having a stable shape and has good maintainability. Cam members 56, 57 provided on a rear surface of a rolling-up bamboo plate and lift plates 61, 62 that act on the cam members are connected by magnetically attaching means composed of a magnetic body and a magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Yoichi Goto
  • Publication number: 20080206389
    Abstract: Provided is a cooked rice mold apparatus that can easily adjust the supply amount of sushi rice. The roller spacing of a top rolling roller pair 31 arranged on the exit side of a hopper 2 of a rolling section 4 is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Yoichi Goto
  • Patent number: 6352020
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for producing a roll foodstuff, which includes a roll maker having improvement in push of three rotating plates, wherein the first and second rotating plates (32) and (33) have cam members (41) and (42) with each curved bottom between the front and the rear, respectively; wherein the cam members (41) and (42) are symmetrically disposed on the back of respective first and second rotating plates such that the curved bottoms are opposite each other; and wherein the lift board (61) is in contact with the cam member so that upward movement of the lift board (61) causes rotation of the first and second rotating plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Junya Uchida, Takashi Hosogane
  • Patent number: D840191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: AUDIO TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Hosogane