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Kanagawa, Japan

Hitec Co., Ltd.

USPTO Granted Patents = 39

% Expired Patents = 15.4

EPO Patents = 2

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 393

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20 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Minoru Kasai (22 out of 26 patents)

Minoru Nakamura (17 out of 71 patents)

Tatsuo Nakamura (16 out of 20 patents)

4. Takayuki Fujimaki (7 out of 7 patents)

5. Katsuya Tanabe (7 out of 7 patents)

6. Nobuo Kimura (5 out of 22 patents)

7. Hideaki Arai (4 out of 9 patents)

8. Chiyoji Shibata (4 out of 4 patents)

9. Shinjiro Nakamura (3 out of 3 patents)

10. Hirokatsu Harasawa (3 out of 3 patents)

11. Yoshinori Kamakura (2 out of 2 patents)

12. Hideaki Oikawa (2 out of 44 patents)

13. Shinya Yamada (2 out of 2 patents)

14. Takashi Kojima (1 out of 100 patents)

15. Osamu Mochizuki (1 out of 1 patent)

Core Competencies:

Sausage Sticking System

Stick Pick-Up Device

Curvature Correction Device

Stuffing Apparatus

Suspension Member

Food Product Transfer

Chain Link Manufacturing

Casing Breakage Detection

Sausage Loop Conveying

Natural Intestine Sausage

Suspended Sausage

Stuffing Pump

39 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12256746 - Sausage sticking system (2025-03-25),

2. 12060233 - Stick pick-up device (2024-08-13),

3. 12017266 - Stick curvature correction device (2024-06-25),

4. 12011006 - Stick turning device for stick on which chain of sausages is suspended (2024-06-18),

5. 11034522 - Stick delivering apparatus and support arm device therefor (2021-06-15),

6. 9706781 - Stuffing apparatus (2017-07-18),

7. 9451780 - Stick supplying unit, stick discharging unit, and sausage suspending apparatus (2016-09-27),

8. 9445609 - Method and device for adjusting the suspended form of sausages and suspended sausage loop conveying apparatus (2016-09-20),

9. 9107425 - Sausage suspension member and method and apparatus for suspending sausage on suspension members from stick (2015-08-18),

10. 9044030 - Apparatus and method for suspending sausage from hooks (2015-06-02),

11. 8231441 - Stuffing apparatus and casing breakage detecting device for stuffing apparatus (2012-07-31),

12. 8152604 - Detecting structure for a stuffing apparatus (2012-04-10),

13. 8113924 - Apparatus for transferring a stick with a strand of sausage or the like suspended therefrom (2012-02-14),

14. 7666071 - 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 (2010-02-23),

15. 7588485 - Method and apparatus for transferring a stick for suspending loops of sausages (2009-09-15),

Company Overview

Hitec Co., Ltd. is a prominent Japanese company based in Kanagawa, specializing in the development and manufacturing of advanced electronic components and systems. The organization focuses on innovative solutions in various sectors, including telecommunications, automotive, and industrial automation. Hitec is dedicated to enhancing technology through research and development, contributing to the evolution of smart devices and connectivity solutions that meet the demands of a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

39 Patents

#72 in Kanagawa

#2,003 in Japan

#17,428 in the World

Kanagawa, Japan

Hitec Co., Ltd.

Forward Citations = 393

20 inventors:

Minoru Kasai (22 out of 26 patents)

Minoru Nakamura (17 out of 71 patents)

Tatsuo Nakamura (16 out of 20 patents)

4. Takayuki Fujimaki (7 out of 7 patents)

5. Katsuya Tanabe (7 out of 7 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Hitec Co., Ltd.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/hitec-company

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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