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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857686 | Method and an apparatus for automatic bone removal The present invention relates to a method for automatically removing bones and trimming a product such as fish fillets, where the fillets are in an under cooled state. The under cooling makes the fillets sufficiently stiff to remove pin pones and portion a fillet be... | 12/28/2010 |
| RE41409 | Device and method respectively for processing flesh A device for processing flesh includes at least one transport belt, at least one element for position detection as well as at least one separating device and at least one control device, wherein the separating device communicates via the control device with the elem... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7179163 | Fish cleaning apparatus and methods Apparatus and associated methods for cleaning residual visceral matter from the belly cavity of a gutted fish. The cleaning apparatus includes a scraper attached at the mouth of a suction tube by a hinge. An actuator pivots the scraper about the hinge between an ext... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7090573 | Method and device for processing fillets of fish (conveyor belt fillet production) A method and apparatus for processing fish fillets includes subjecting fish fillets lying on a skin side to a brief pulling cut in the tail region and a splitting separation by a stationary separating edge which, when the fillets approach, enters in the region of th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090574 | Method and device for filleting killed and headless fish, the abdominal cavity of which is opened up Certain farmed and/or breeding fish such as tilapia are filleted after the fish have been beheaded, slaughtered and had their ventral cavity opened. Cuts are made in the dorsal region and on the ventral side in the caudal region for exposing the dorsal spokes and ve... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081048 | Apparatus and a method for skinning fish A method for skinning a piece of fish using a supporting surface (1) for a piece of fish (13) and a knife (10) with an active portion (11) for separation of the skin (15) from the fish meat by a mutual movement of the supporting su... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056202 | Method and device for slaughtering fish in particular white fish A device and method for slaughtering fish, in particular white fish, has at least one fish receptacle for positioning and receiving the fish, a throat cutting apparatus for cutting through the throat in preparation for the pharynx cut, a pharynx cutting apparatus fo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044846 | Apparatus and method for trimming of fish fillets The automatic fillet-trimming machine comprises a first conveyor belt that is capable of registering the weight of the individual fillets, one or more computer-controlled cameras or other imaging means that identifies and localizes the undesired portions of a fish f... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037185 | Fish scaling system A housing has an interior with first and second ends and top and bottom faces. The housing has an air flow aperture in the top face. The housing has a debris aperture in the bottom face. The bottom face rests upon adjustable legs. Blades with cutting edges are provi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033265 | Pre-portioned fish fillet and method of making same A pre-portioned fish fillet is provided by cutting a fillet from a fish and thereafter cutting through the flesh side of the fillet to subdivide the fillet into smaller portions. The cuts do not extend fully through the skin so that the fillet remains a single unita... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033266 | Device and method for controlling the beginning of a tool operation in fish treatment machine In a device and method for controlling the commencement of operation of at least one tool in a fish processing machine, a guide element penetrates the interior of the fish so as to perform alignment of the fish before the tool begins its application. A monitoring de... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994617 | Fish filleting machine A fish-cutting machine for cutting fillets from the backbone of fish (38), the machine comprising a fish support (6), a feed-line for feeding fish through the machine and two mutually adjacent band saws (46) arranged along the feed-line. The ban... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6843714 | Device and method respectively for processing flesh A device for processing flesh includes at least one transport belt, at least one element for position detection as well as at least one separating device and at least one control device, wherein the separating device communicates via the control device with the elem... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811479 | Apparatus for the cutting up of fish, fillets of fish and the like and method of cutting up of fish/fillets and use of the method and the apparatus An apparatus for the cutting-up of fish, fish fillets and the like in slices etc., comprising a feeding unit which comprises a device for the feeding of fish/fillets, the feeding unit conveying the fish/fillets to a cutting unit which cuts the fish/fillets in slices... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6361426 | Fish processing machine with a fish meat recovery unit and methods for extracting additional meat from a waste body part of a fish Apparatuses and methods for processing meat from waste body parts of fish. In one embodiment, a fish processing machine includes a primary processing line and a reclamation processing line. The primary processing line can include a first conveyor system t... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6322437 | Method for stripping the muscle meat from fish and device for carrying out this method A method for obtaining muscle flesh from beheaded fish by severing muscle flesh from dorsal and/or ventral spokes together with fins and fin holders as well as from ribs or lateral vertebral appendages and a vertebral column. The method uses an apparatus ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6280313 | Catfish fillet machine A catfish fillet machine for filleting fish, such as a catfish, with ribs extending through the belly flesh up to the skin. The catfish fillet machine includes a pair of scraping tools for dividing the flesh of each fish half into at least two independent... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6200211 | Process for fileting fish and machine for performing this process In a fileting process for fish of the Siluridae species, for instance, catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), the bone plate present in the area of the dorsal fin of these species for supporting the dorsal spike is first undercut from the dorsal area without cutt... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129624 | Method and apparatus for preparation of fish for minced muscle products and surimi A method and apparatus which utilizes a hydraulic fluid such as water or air to propel fish through cutting blades which strip cut the fish so that exposed viscera of the fish may be removed by brushes or the like. Fish are processed serially in appropria... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123615 | Fish cleaning apparatus and method of cleaning fish therewith A fish cleaning apparatus having a tray and a compartmentalized fish-supporting structure with hollow compartments therein is disposed above the tray for allowing fish fluids and part to pass therethrough and onto the tray during the fish cleaning process... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6120369 | Method and a machine for cutting fish-cutlets A machine and method for mechanically cutting fish pieces includes a band knife for making cuts substantially parallel to a circumferential direction of a freezing drum. The first cutting device is adapted to be the first to come in contact with an uncut ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117004 | Fish cleaning apparatus A fish cleaning apparatus is disclosed for securely holding a fish during cleaning and filleting thereof. The apparatus includes a supporting frame having a first and a second end wall and a first and a second side wall, the frame having a top and a botto... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6095913 | Fish spinal bone removal tool A method for the removal of the spinal bones from fish, such as freshwater fish, by positioning an annular member, such as a ring attached to a shaft, around the spine of a deheaded fish and forcing it along the spine from the head portion to the tail por... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083097 | Fish skinner A fish skinner for skinning a fish. The fish skinner includes a base with an elongate arm upwardly extending therefrom. One end of an elongate lower bar is coupled to the arm. One end of an elongate upper bar is pivotally coupled to the arm above the lowe... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5871395 | Method for removing the bones from fish and an apparatus for carrying out the method The invention concerns a method for deboning fish of the mackerel family such as the Thunnus genus, the scomboid type and the like, and an apparatus for performing this method. Fish of this family have belly spokes extending along the full length of the b... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5853321 | Fish processing machine having refrigerated wheels A fish processing machine that uses a large pair of refrigerated wheels to hold a fish for processing. The wheels rotate in a clockwise direction. A fish is introduced at the top of the wheels, where it is pressed against the refrigerated wheels. By the p... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5830052 | Total bone removal system A total bone removal system is disclosed wherein the apparatus and method for a bone removal and filleting process for decapitated fish, including removal of pin bones, is described. The apparatus has a jig and vacuum supports for securing a fish, and a t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5810652 | Machine for cutting away undesired tissue from E.G. fish fillets A machine for cutting away undesired tissue (VP), e.g. fat tissue from fish fillets (F), said undesired tissue (VP) extending substantially in one main direction e.g. in the longitudinal direction of a fish fillet, comprises a rotary freezing drum (7) for... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5749777 | Slabbing apparatus and method Apparatus and method for automatically subdividing carcasses, especially fish bodies, into individual slab sections. A preferred embodiment of the cutting apparatus includes a feed mechanism and a cutting mechanism coordinated by computer. The feed mechan... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5591076 | Apparatus for processing flat fish A method and apparatus for processing flat fish is disclosed. The fish (5) are placed on a conveyor (1) and transported on a conveying surface (1.1) over an array of photosensing elements (3.4) which generate light absorbtion signals as the fish is advanc... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5536205 | Device for detaching meat from the skeletons of fish An apparatus forming part of a filletting machine for removing meat from the skeleton of fish in the region of the ribs is described, through which the fish are conveyed with their tails leading and guided by guides which penetrate into cuts already perfo... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5520576 | Fish filleting machine A fish filleting machine makes an anal cut and a dorsal cut on opposite sides of the anal spine and dorsal spine, respectively, and then cuts through the ribs on either side of the backbone to split the fish into two individual portions each separate from... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5507690 | Method and apparatus for cutting slices from fish fillets with the skin still on The invention relates to longitudinal cutting of fish fillet pieces substantially parallel with the skin side (S) of the original fillet. This cutting in layers or slices takes place in that the fish fillet (F, F1) is brought into contact with a rotating ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505658 | Method and machine for processing fish Fish to be processed are moved through succesive fish processing stations located along a predetermined path of movement. The path of movement is defined by a pair of transversely spaced guide rails (4) and the free end parts of the guide rails or pins ar... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5462478 | Method, mould, device and apparatus for processing roundfish Frozen roundfish, such as codlike white fish, salmon or trout, having a substantially straight shape is longitudinally split centrally of the fish so that the main portion of the vertebral column is removed, and each of the frozen fish halves are subseque... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5418000 | Swordfish rib food product and process of preparing Food products and methods of making them from the vertebral column and some contiguous flesh of a sport fish, e.g., a swordfish. The food product is a transverse section of the fish to simulate beef or pork spare ribs. In one embodiment the transverse sec... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5413525 | Fish processing arrangement An auxiliary feeding apparatus (3) for a fish processing machine is described which comprises a conveyor equipped with saddle-like supporting members (1) for supporting the trunks of decapitated fish whose abdominal cavities are open on the ventral side. ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5372539 | Method for mechanically gaining fillet from poultry carcasses and an apparatus for carrying out the method In a method for mechanically gaining flesh from poultry bodies and an apparatus for carrying out this method, a series of tools are employed that are arranged along a conveyor (1) which has supporting elements (4) for supporting poultry bodies (58). These... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5192243 | Apparatus for processing flatfish The invention relates to an apparatus for processing flatfish comprising a conveyor means for the flatfish, registration means for determining the geometry of the flatfish and their position relative to the conveyor means, a cutting device for cutting loo... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5167570 | Fish tail splitting method and apparatus A fish tail splitting method and apparatus are disclosed in which a finger plate having a probe and a curved central portion is passed relative to the length of a fish. The finger probe is located into the rib tunnel along the vertebral column and the fis... | 12/01/1992 |
