Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Shimazu

Yoshinori Shimazu 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).

  • Automatic apparatus for making rolled sushi
    Patent number: 6244169
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic rolled sushi producing apparatus consisting of a vinegared rice supply unit; a vinegared rice supply conveyer arranged below the vinegared rice supply unit; a carrying conveyer arranged at right angle to the vinegared rice supply conveyer; a vinegared rice extrusion mechanism arranged along an advancing direction of the carrying conveyer; a vinegared rice cutting mechanism; a tight rolling mechanism; a forming mechanism; a product extrusion mechanism; and a product take-out conveyer arranged at right angle to the carrying conveyer at a terminal end of the carrying conveyer, and wherein the vinegared rice supply conveyer, the carrying conveyer and the product take-out conveyer are arranged in the form of U as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shimazu
  • Device for making rolled sushi
    Patent number: 5832813
    Abstract: The present invention provide a device for making rolled sushi to make effectively not only traditional rolled sushi but also the so called "California-style" rolled sushi of which laver and ingredients are rolled with vinegared rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shimazu