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Class 449/56 - Hive or frame cleaning


Subclass of Class 449 - Bee culture
Definition: Structure including means to remove foreign material from
No. of patents: 9
Last issue date: 07/26/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7985118Device for scraping debris from a honey super
A device for scraping debris from a honey super is provided which scrapes debris from the inside surfaces of a honey super and from the recesses at the upper ends of the front and back walls of a honey super. ...
07/26/2011
5685763Stripping method for leaf cutter bee nest block
A method of stripping leaf cutter bee nest blocks passes several sets of stripping pins through the block in a single pass. Each set of pins has a different length, the lengths differ so that only one set of pins at a time contacts the seal plugs in the n...
11/11/1997
5149292Bee nest stripper
A hole in a leafcutter bee nest is stripped by pushing a thin tube into the hole to separate larvae in the hole from the surrounding nest material. An ejector, for example a rod sliding in the tube, is used to eject the separated larvae and cocoons. The m...
09/22/1992
4557005Leaf cutter bee larvae extracting device
A hive section of plastic or wood moves along an upper raceway with the board immediately following the inner board, being supported on the underside by a support which is shaped to follow the contour of the cross section of the board for maximum support....
12/10/1985
4481687Device for cleaning bee hive frames
The device of the present invention comprises an insulated box, having a drain opening in its bottom wall. Within the box is a ramp wall which is inclined and which divides the interior of the box into upper and lower portions. The ramp wall is inclined d...
11/13/1984
4293966Leafcutter bee larvae extracting method and device
A method and apparatus for cleaning bee culture nests or hives of the spirally wound type, which are formed by spirally wound strips of corrugated and separator material. Bee larvae are removed and the nests cleaned by unwinding and separating the corruga...
10/13/1981
4234986Bee board cleaning device
A device for cleaning individual grooved "bee boards" that provide nesting for leaf-cutter bees. The device includes guides for directing successive boards along a path parallel to the grooves past cell removing tines and a rotatable drum. The tines remov...
11/25/1980
4028755Method of removing wax moth larvae from infested enclosures
Wax moth larvae are removed from an enclosure infested with the same by a method wherein the enclosure is tapped with a hard object at a frequency and with a force sufficient to cause the larvae to move to the surface of the enclosure. The emerged larvae ...
06/14/1977
3965509Leaf cutter bee larvae extracting device
The apparatus for cleaning bee culture frames of the type having slots for frames, which are formed into blocks by aligning the frames, comprises a suitable framework, an in-feed ramp, a board-breaker assembly, and a board-cleaning assembly. The infeed ra...
06/29/1976
 
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