Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Yamaya

Tatsuo Yamaya 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: 10561163
    Abstract: Disclosed is an extruded noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein: the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water; and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Shinichi Nakagawa, Masahiro Oda
  • Patent number: 10412983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing instant noodles using extruded noodles, with each noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Shinichi Nakagawa, Masahiro Oda
  • Patent number: 9867380
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting out noodle can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in a horizontally outward direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in the horizontally outward direction than a fourth tooth tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Yoshida, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Tatsuo Yamaya, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170013866
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing instant noodles using extruded noodles, with each noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Shinichi Nakagawa, Masahiro Oda
  • Patent number: 8993029
    Abstract: The present invention obtains instant noodles which do not cause sticking and are easily loosened. Especially, the present invention provides an instant noodles producing method capable of preventing the sticking of the noodle strings even when the noodle strings are straight-type noodles. In a production process of the instant noodles, powdered oil is applied to the surface of a dough sheet or the surfaces of the noodle strings before steaming. Especially, after the powdered oil is applied to the dough sheet, the dough sheet is rolled out once or more. With this, the powdered oil is firmly fixed to the surfaces of the noodle strings. Thus, an extremely high sticking preventing effect can be obtained by an extremely small amount of the powdered oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Rippei Shikota, Koshi Minamitani, Susumu Sakaguchi, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130302498
    Abstract: Disclosed is an extruded noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein: the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water; and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanaka, Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Shinichi Nakagawa, Masahiro Oda
  • Publication number: 20130059046
    Abstract: The present invention obtains instant noodles which do not cause sticking and are easily loosened. Especially, the present invention provides an instant noodles producing method capable of preventing the sticking of the noodle strings even when the noodle strings are straight-type noodles. In a production process of the instant noodles, powdered oil is applied to the surface of a dough sheet or the surfaces of the noodle strings before steaming. Especially, after the powdered oil is applied to the dough sheet. the dough sheet is rolled out once or more. With this, the powdered oil is firmly fixed to the surfaces of the noodle strings. Thus, an extremely high sticking preventing effect can be obtained by an extremely small amount of the powdered oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Yamaya, Takuo Nakazeko, Rippei Shikota, Koshi Minamitani, Susumu Sakaguchi, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110138979
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting out noodle is provided, which can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a fourth tooth tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kunihiko Yoshida, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Tatsuo Yamaya, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5466475
    Abstract: A method for filling the noodles into a fry retainer during the production of the noodles, wherein the noodles are disentangled and are uniform so that the frying of the noodles is entirely and uniformly carried out without maldistribution from the outside of the brick to the center thereof, and the noodles are given a fine quality and form. Noodles having a fixed length are placed into the fry retainer and a pressure member creates downward pressure on the noodles in the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Nissin ShokuhinKabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamasaki, Masaru Chiba, Takashi Yokogoshi, Kenji Kodama, Tatsuo Yamaya, Masakazu Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5419240
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a brick of the fried noodles comprising a fry retainer having permeable small holes, a lid, and oil removal means for forcibly sucking and removing the oil and the fat contained in the brick of the fried noodles through the bottom of said fry retainer raised above the oil surface immediately after completing the frying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Nissin Shohuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenkichi Morishita, Tatsuo Yamaya, Toshinari Hirata