Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364504 | Apparatus and method for producing controlled portions of meat products An apparatus for producing multiple portions of meat. A plurality of product mandrels having an open-top recess are mounted on a conveyor for travel along a selected path. The mandrels are selectively rotatable about a vertical axis. Two sets of parallel slots are p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7252584 | Fish processing machine with alignment devices and methods for realigning fish during processing Fish processing machines and methods for realigning fish during processing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fish processing machine in accordance with the invention includes a fish processing unit for use with a processing machine having a fillet assembly ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7097025 | System for removing dead animals A system for transporting dead animals in an animal raising facility to a disposal site using a conveyor having at least one carrier that operates by placing the dead animals in the carrier, transporting the carrier towards a disposal site by the conveyor, and empty... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004830 | Method and device for processing poultry In a method and device for carrying out at least one processing operation on a slaughtered bird which is hung by its legs, the bird is conveyed on a hook of a conveyor towards and into the processing area of a processing device in order for the at least one processi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997797 | Device for processing slaughtered animals or parts thereof A device for processing slaughtered animals or parts thereof, having a first station and a second station, comprises a conveyor which extends between the first station and the second station. The conveyor comprises at least one slot which is designed to carry and su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6254471 | Apparatus for gripping the legs of poultry An apparatus for gripping the feet of sitting or standing poultry. The apparatus comprising a first conveyor where the poultry sits or stands on the first conveyor and points its head in the same or opposite direction to the direction of travel of the fir... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6193596 | Positioning bivalve shellfish for processing Apparatus for determining the position of a bivalve shellfish (10), particularly a scallop, which is to be processed to recover an edible portion. A shell shape complement (30) has at least a partially complementary shape such as a concavity or recess to ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6168512 | Apparatus for conveying and positioning shrimp A shrimp conveying and positioning apparatus (10) includes a track (13) oriented along an inclined path in one direction. The track is reciprocated along an inclined path in a direction opposite to the inclined orientation of the track. The apparatus also... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5702295 | Device for positioning fish An apparatus for automatically positioning fish with respect to their plane of symmetry and for the periodic transfer of the fish to a fish processing machine is proposed. The apparatus comprises a supply conveyor in the form of a trough conveyor and a fe... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5618231 | Conveyor system for fish machine processing A fish processing machine has a deheading station and a finishing station at which the throat tissue of the deheaded fish is removed. These stations are located on a reciprocating carriage in conjunction with a main body conveyor, a head positioning conve... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5458535 | Fish-beheading apparatus and process The head of a fish is severed from the fish body in a two-stage operation, in the first stage the root of the fish head beneath the gill covers being cut partway through and in the second stage the severance of the fish head from the fish body being compl... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5395282 | Method and apparatus for processing fish fillets A fish fillet trimming device having a swing arm mounted rotary blade which rides on the surface of a moving conveyor table. The fish fillets are passed between the cutting blade and the conveyor surface for trimming blemished portions of the fillets. The... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5366405 | Semi-automatic shrimp peeling machine A feed device for a shrimp peeling machine in which a shrimp is delivered in a feed conveyor means to a shrimp clamp assembly located on a rotatable transport wheel and the feed conveyor is longitudinally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the clamp as... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5358441 | Device for holding flat fish during processing The present invention allows fish processing machinery designed to process pollock or salmon, such as the Baader 182, to be adapted to process flat fish, such as sole. One embodiment of the present invention includes a generally rectangular fish holder th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5354232 | Fish processing machine There is described a fish processing apparatus, which comprises a first processing section, inside which the fish are conveyed in a direction transverse to their longitudinal axes and a second processing section, adjoining the first section at an angle to... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5259810 | Installation for processing flatfish An installation for processing flatfish, in particular for severing the head, and, if necessary, the tail thereof, comprises a feeding device (1), means for aligning the fish and means for conveying the same in rest position on one of their sides through ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5151062 | Apparatus for turning over fish fillets An automatically functioning turn-over apparatus for fish fillets, which may be arranged subsequent to a fish filleting machine, has a guiding channel for the fillets arranged at an inclination to slope in the conveying direction of the fillets. In its en... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4873746 | Method and apparatus for removing breast meat from poultry carcass Apparatus for fileting breast meat and removing tenders and wings from a front poultry section includes two pairs of rotary cutters which are mounted for swinging movement in front of the path of the poultry carcass which is carried on a mandrel. the two ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4811456 | Apparatus for separating bone and flesh of the legs of poultry or part thereof An apparatus for separating bone and flesh of the legs of poultry or part thereof is provided, comprising a stripper with an opening for passing through the bone and with an edge portion surrounding said opening for holding up the flesh. The stripper pref... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4800626 | Salmon processing machine A machine for processing fish, especially salmon, includes a base, a conveyor on the base for conveying fish along a longitudinal work path, a plurality of work stations for loading, locating, heading, gulleting and transferring the fish, and an indexing ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4748721 | Method for gaining skin-free belly flaps of fish and apparatus for performing such method The invention relates to a method for gaining skin-freebelly flaps of fish and an apparatus for performing such method. In a fish filleting machine which processes the fish being conveyed tail first and comprises a belly and back filleting tool, a rib sev... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748723 | Apparatus for gaining pinbone-free fillets of fish The invention relates to an apparatus for gaining boneless fish fillets. In a fish filleting machine which processes the fish being conveyed tail first and comprises a belly and back filleting toot, and a severing tool for releasing meat bands on either s... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4591045 | Method and device for aligning fish The object of the invention is to enable the mechanical processing in the usual manner without presorting, of fish caught in drift or stationary nets, a very high percentage of these fish thus being damaged at their heads. This is made possible in that th... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4485525 | Device for aligning fish with regard to the position of their plane of symmetry A device for aligning fish to be handled in fish-processing machines is shown. The object of the invention is to lead fish, especially those with approximately circular cross-section to the processing tools so exactly that the processing can be carried ou... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4270650 | Process and apparatus for the aligning of fish A process and an apparatus are proposed for the aligning of fish, especially those to be reckoned as belonging to the gadidae species, in respect of the position of their planes of symmetry. Beheaded fish are cyclically loaded on a feeding device of a pai... | 06/02/1981 |
