Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

HITEC CO., LTD.

40Patents
15Active
40Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 18, 1982 → Mar 13, 2023 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4880105A Method and apparatus for delivering sausages to a bar Human Necessities 49 Expired
US5480346A Apparatus for manufacturing a chain of linked food products Human Necessities 38 Expired
US5788563A Method and apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like Human Necessities 36 Expired
US5830050A Method and apparatus for encasing sausages or the like Human Necessities 34 Expired
US5197915A Method and apparatus for suspending a chain of linked Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4682385A Method and apparatus for automatically suspending sausages from a bar Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5092813A Apparatus for manufacturing sausages or the like Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6071186A Device for suspending a chain of linked food products such as sausages, and apparatus for manufacturing a chain of such linked food products having the suspending device Human Necessities 21 Expired
US5092814A Method and apparatus for supplying casings Human Necessities 18 Expired
US5073142A Method and apparatus for suspending casing products filled with material Human Necessities 16 Expired
US6439990B1 Method and apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like Human Necessities 15 Expired
US7249997B2 Method and apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6482079B1 Method and apparatus for manufacturing foodstuffs such as sausages Human Necessities 14 Expired
US4539796A Apparatus for manufacturing sausages or the like Human Necessities 13 Expired
US4449739A Rotary coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7588485B1 Method and apparatus for transferring a stick for suspending loops of sausages Human Necessities 10 Active
US6572465B2 Method of and apparatus for processing ends of a chain of natural intestine sausages Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6869353B2 Method and apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick Human Necessities 9 Expired
US5830051A Apparatus for manfacturing sausages or the like having desired link length Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7666071B2 Apparatus for manufacturing chains of linked food products such as sausages with twisted portions and having a plurality of stuffing tubes and method of manufacturing the same Human Necessities 9 Active
US5064401A Apparatus for manufacturing sausages or the like Human Necessities 8 Expired
US5364302A Apparatus for manufacturing hams or the like Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7354338B2 Method and apparatus for transferring a stick with a food product such as a sausage suspended therefrom Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6964605B2 Production method of natural intestine sausage and device therefor Human Necessities 6 Expired
US8152604B2 Detecting structure for a stuffing apparatus Human Necessities 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.