Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka IGUCHI

Yoshitaka IGUCHI 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cutting noodle
    Patent number: 10368549
    Abstract: A noodle strand cutting apparatus for cutting gelatinized noodle strands used in manufacturing of instant noodles is provided with: a conveyer for conveying at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands; and a rotary cutter arranged above the conveyer and intended to cut, to a predetermined length, the at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands conveyed on the conveyer in a substantially horizontal direction. The rotary cutter is provided with a plurality of blades that extend side by side with a rotational axis in radial directions around the rotational axis, the plurality of blades being spaced from each other in a circumferential direction by predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: NISSIN FOOD HOLDINGS CO., LTD., NISSIN FOODS (U.S.A.) CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Iguchi, Koshi Minamitani, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING NOODLE
    Publication number: 20120192687
    Abstract: A noodle strand cutting apparatus for cutting gelatinized noodle strands used in manufacturing of instant noodles is provided with: a conveyer for conveying at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands; and a rotary cutter arranged above the conveyer and intended to cut, to a predetermined length, the at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands conveyed on the conveyer in a substantially horizontal direction. The rotary cutter is provided with a plurality of blades that extend side by side with a rotational axis in radial directions around the rotational axis, the plurality of blades being spaced from each other in a circumferential direction by predetermined intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicants: NISSIN FOODS (U.S.A.) CO., INC., NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka IGUCHI, Koshi MINAMITANI, Mitsuru TANAKA