Patents by Inventor Takeshi Asahina
Takeshi Asahina 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).
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Patent number: 10823501Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried instant noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried instant noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a drying retainer, and blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer toward a noodle mass of the noodle strings to perform drying. In the drying step, the retainer employed has a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface (side wall portion) is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 to 15 mm, and preferably the high-speed air flow is blown at a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher in terms of the speed to which the noodle strings are exposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Asahina, Takaaki Hibi, Noriyuki Machida, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Patent number: 10605524Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer, the retainer having one or more small holes in a bottom surface thereof so as to give a ratio of the total area of the small holes to the area of the bottom surface of the retainer of 30% or less, or having no small hole in the bottom surface, that is, the retainer having an aperture ratio of 0 to 30%, and blowing a high-speed air flow, preferably having a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher, from above the retainer toward the noodle strings in the retainer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Asahina, Takaaki Hibi, Noriyuki Machida, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Patent number: 9723862Abstract: A multilayer structure instant noodle which is manufactured through steps in which an inner layer noodle sheet is sandwiched between outer layer noodle sheets such that these noodle sheets are combined to form a single noodle sheet, the single noodle sheet is flat-rolled so as to form noodle lines, and the noodle lines are gelatinized and dried, and a blending amount of salt in the inner layer noodle sheet is higher than a blending amount of salt in the outer layer noodle sheet.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Hirano, Kunihiko Yoshida, Takeshi Asahina, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20150296845Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried instant noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried instant noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a drying retainer, and blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer toward a noodle mass of the noodle strings to perform drying. In the drying step, the retainer employed has a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface (side wall portion) is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 to 15 mm, and preferably the high-speed air flow is blown at a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher in terms of the speed to which the noodle strings are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi ASAHINA, Takaaki HIBI, Noriyuki MACHIDA, Mitsuru TANAKA
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Publication number: 20150257418Abstract: A multilayer structure instant noodle which is manufactured through steps in which an inner layer noodle sheet is sandwiched between outer layer noodle sheets such that these noodle sheets are combined to form a single noodle sheet, the single noodle sheet is flat-rolled so as to form noodle lines, and the noodle lines are gelatinized and dried, and a blending amount of salt in the inner layer noodle sheet is higher than a blending amount of salt in the outer layer noodle sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Hirano, Kunihiko Yoshida, Takeshi Asahina, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Patent number: 8968813Abstract: Instant noodles are produced, which have an excellent reconstitution property, can be reconstituted by pouring of boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before, and have excellent taste and texture. The instant noodles are produced by: making raw noodle strings each having a multilayer structure including three or more layers; spraying superheated steam to the raw noodle strings; gelatinizing the noodle strings to which the superheated steam has been sprayed; and drying the noodle strings which have been gelatinized. It is preferable to gelatinize the noodle strings by spraying the superheated steam to the noodle strings, supplying moisture in liquid form to the noodle strings, and further heating the noodle strings by using the superheated steam and/or saturated steam.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Rintaro Takahashi, Yuji Ishii, Kunihiko Yoshida, Takeshi Asahina, Shunsuke Sakai, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20150037478Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer, the retainer having one or more small holes in a bottom surface thereof so as to give a ratio of the total area of the small holes to the area of the bottom surface of the retainer of 30% or less, or having no small hole in the bottom surface, that is, the retainer having an aperture ratio of 0 to 30% and blowing a high-speed air flow, preferably having a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher, from above the retainer toward the noodle strings in the retainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Asahina, Takaaki Hibi, Noriyuki Machida, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Patent number: 8597707Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles which have an excellent reconstitution property and excellent taste and texture and can be reconstituted by pouring boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before. In the method for producing the instant noodles, a noodle belt is extremely strongly rolled out once or more at a rolling rate of 60% or higher in a noodle belt rolling step, raw noodle strings are obtained from the noodle belt, superheated steam is sprayed to the obtained raw noodle strings, moisture is supplied or not supplied to the noodle strings, the noodle strings are steamed by saturated steam or superheated steam or are boiled to realize gelatinization, and the noodle strings are dried after the gelatinization.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ishii, Kunihiko Yoshida, Rintaro Takahashi, Takeshi Asahina, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20120288607Abstract: Instant noodles are produced, which have an excellent reconstitution property, can be reconstituted by pouring of boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before, and have excellent taste and texture. The instant noodles are produced by: making raw noodle strings each having a multilayer structure including three or more layers; spraying superheated steam to the raw noodle strings; gelatinizing the noodle strings to which the superheated steam has been sprayed; and drying the noodle strings which have been gelatinized. It is preferable to gelatinize the noodle strings by spraying the superheated steam to the noodle strings, supplying moisture in liquid form to the noodle strings, and further heating the noodle strings by using the superheated steam and/or saturated steam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Rintaro Takahashi, Yuji Ishii, Kunihiko Yoshida, Takeshi Asahina, Shunsuke Sakai, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20120207897Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles which have an excellent reconstitution property and excellent taste and texture and can be reconstituted by pouring boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before. In the method for producing the instant noodles, a noodle belt is extremely strongly rolled out once or more at a rolling rate of 60% or higher in a noodle belt rolling step, raw noodle strings are obtained from the noodle belt, superheated steam is sprayed to the obtained raw noodle strings, moisture is supplied or not supplied to the noodle strings, the noodle strings are steamed by saturated steam or superheated steam or are boiled to realize gelatinization, and the noodle strings are dried after the gelatinization.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Ishii, Kunihiko Yoshida, Rintaro Takahashi, Takeshi Asahina, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Mitsuru Tanaka
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Patent number: 6448861Abstract: A limiter is connected with the output of a PLL to limit the amplitude of the output from the PLL. The output from limiter is supplied to a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCXO). The limiter determines the difference between the input signal and the output signal. If the difference exceeds a predetermined value, the change in the output from the limiter is limited to the predetermined value. If the difference does not exceed the predetermined value, the change in the output is considered to be a difference value.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Noboru Kawada, Takashi Kaku, Takeshi Asahina, Tohru Ogawa, Hideo Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20010009391Abstract: A limiter is connected with the output of a PLL to limit the amplitude of the output from the PLL. The output from limiter is supplied to a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCXO). The limiter determines the difference between the input signal and the output signal. If the difference exceeds a predetermined value, the change in the output from the limiter is limited to the predetermined value. If the difference does not exceed the predetermined value, the change in the output is considered to be a difference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventors: Noboru Kawada, Takashi Kaku, Takeshi Asahina, Tohru Ogawa, Hideo Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20010007582Abstract: A bandpass filter 51 extracts a Nyquist tone signal from an input signal, and a power calculation unit 52 checks the level of the extracted tone signal. A line equalizer control unit 53 controls a line equalizer 42 based on the level of the calculated tone signal. If the level of the tone signal fluctuates beyond a prescribed range, a level adjustment circuit compulsory activation control unit 54 compulsorily activates the line equalizer control unit 53, and if it is judged from the level of the tone signal that the apparatus is in a normal communication state, the level adjustment circuit compulsory activation control unit 54 nullifies the compulsory activation of the line equalizer control unit 53.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: July 12, 2001Inventors: Takashi Kaku, Hideo Miyazawa, Noboru Kawada, Takeshi Asahina, Tooru Ogawa
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Patent number: 6002724Abstract: A transmission apparatus such as a modem has a receiving unit which receives information and a clock-supplying unit which supplies a clock signal to the receiving unit. It further has an instantaneous dropout detection unit which detects the occurrence of an instantaneous dropout on the receiving circuit and a clock supply control unit which stops the supply of a clock to the receiving unit for a prescribed amount of time when the instantaneous dropout detection unit detects an instantaneous dropout, the stopping of the clock supply causing holding of receiving parameters and the restarting of clock supply causing restarting of the receiving operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1996Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Takashi Kaku, Takeshi Asahina, Toyomi Obikawa, Ryoji Okita
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Patent number: 5983362Abstract: A non-interrupted operation control apparatus for a modem is provided for the purpose of preventing communications errors caused by the corruption of control parameter data stored within the modem, and circuit hangs, wherein an initialization unit is provided for the purpose of periodically initializing the modem at prescribed time intervals during a period of no communications via the modem. The initialization unit performs resetting of the hardware and setting of control parameters anew at prescribed time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1997Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Masaru Yasunaga, Takeshi Asahina, Shigeru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 5896420Abstract: A transmission apparatus, connected via a hybrid circuit to a line, such as a modulator-demodulator which can perform stable echo cancellation, whether the level of the far-end echo is high or not, provided with a transmission unit which generates a transmission signal to be transmitted to the line via the hybrid circuit, a reception unit which receives the reception signal supplied from the line via the hybrid circuit, and a superimposing means for superimposing the reception signal applied to the hybrid circuit onto the transmission signal. The transmission signal onto which the reception signal is superimposed by the superimposing means is transmitted to the line via the hybrid circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1996Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Takashi Kaku, Takeshi Asahina, Toyomi Obikawa, Ryoji Okita
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Patent number: 5285198Abstract: A communication network includes a first communication device (10, 64), a second communication device (14, 66) connected through a switched network (12, 68) to the first communication device (10, 64), in order to carry out a communication with the first communication device (10, 64), and a monitor/management device (16, 60) for performing a monitoring and/or management of the first and the second communication devices. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a disconnection factor requiring a disconnection between the first and the second communication devices is detected in the second communication device, and is transmitted to the first communication device, and thereafter, a connection between the first and the second communication devices is disconnected.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1991Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Takeshi Asahina