Kenzo Ito

Title: Kenzo Ito and Rice-Cooking Inventions

Introduction

Kenzo Ito is an inventor associated with Kuwana, Japan, and Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. His work includes two patents concerning electric rice cookers and methods for cooking rice. His listed portfolio comprises 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Ito’s listed patents focus on cooking rice in an electric cooker designed to operate substantially under atmospheric pressure.

“Apparatus for Cooking Rice Substantially Under Atmospheric Pressure” describes a cooker with a pot for rice and water, an inner case that forms a heating space around the pot, and an outer case that supports the inner case. A heater warms air in the space, creating convection that heats the pot and its contents from the upper portion.

“Method for Cooking Rice” describes a cooking method using a similar arrangement: a pot, surrounding heating space, supporting cases, and a heater that circulates warm air by convection. The disclosed design applies heat to the pot and its contents from above.

Career Highlights

Ito’s listed inventions address both the apparatus used to cook rice and the method of cooking it. The descriptions emphasize convection-based heating within the cooker’s surrounding space.

Collaborations

Masayuki Onishi and Morio Asahi are listed as Ito’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patents or their professional relationship to the inventions.

Conclusion

Kenzo Ito’s listed patent work centers on electric rice-cooking technology, including a cooker design and a corresponding cooking method that use convection to heat rice and water.