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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7867067 | Shrimp processing machine A clamp assembly for a shrimp processing machine includes a center bracket and first and second clamps. The center bracket defines a support surface for supporting a shrimp. The first and second clamps are mounted relative to the center bracket and movable between a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7811157 | Peeler with self-adjusting rollers Peeling apparatus and a method for biasing lower idle rollers of a roller-type peeling machine against power rollers to maintain the rollers in contact as the rollers wear. The apparatus includes biasing means, such as a cylinder applying upward pressure against the... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367876 | Shellfish tool A cutting tool for cutting the outer shells of shellfish such as crabs, shrimp, and the like. The tool includes an elongated handle and one or more longitudinally-outwardly-extending ends that include V-shaped openings. The openings include inner, angularly-opposed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357706 | Method and a plant for preparing shrimps A method of preparing shrimps includes boiling them at a pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure, at a temperature exceeding the boiling temperature of water at atmospheric pressure, for keeping the meat of the shrimps in a compressed state while causing the meat to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7192484 | Advanced coating apparatus and method A coating apparatus for coating a rollable device including a device rotator having a pair of rollers and spray nozzle is described. The spray nozzle produces a spray of coating material that is directed towards a gap that is between the rollers of the pair. The maj... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179160 | Automated apparatus and system for cooking, drying and peeling shellfish products A fully automated apparatus and system for processing shellfish such as shrimp and crawfish including the cooking, drying and peeling thereof. The present invention utilizes excessive heat generated by boilers to heat the dryers. The product is cooked in a brine mix... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7077738 | Apparatus for and method of processing meat An apparatus for and method of cleaning cutting residue from one or both sides of cut meat. Meat, after being cut, for example with a band saw or the like, is passed through a curtain of fluid to impinge fluid on to at least one side of the meat for removing a subst... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063609 | Apparatus for peeling crustacea such as crawfish A crawfish peeling device provides a post that can be mounted on a tray. The post has first and second end portions, the first end portion having a slotted passageway, appointed tip, a pair of tapered flanges that are spaced apart on opposite sides of the slotted pa... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014551 | Crustacean shelling tool and process for uses thereof A crustacean shelling tool is employed to quickly and easily crack the underside of the tail shell of a crawfish, for example, to expose the meat contained therein for removal without damage and without loss of the associated succulent juices. The key-like tool incl... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6533651 | Adjustable timing mechanism for shrimp processing machine cutter assembly A timing mechanism for a shrimp processing machine including a cam wheel having a recess therein adapted to receive an end of a cutter bar to which a cutting blade is rotatably mounted. Rotation of the cam wheel causes the cutter bar, and the cutting blad... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6485363 | Shrimp processing machine and method of processing shrimp A shrimp processing machine and method of processing shrimp are described. A reciprocating meat picking assembly powered by a main drive wheel of the machine rotates a cam wheel to cause a cam arm of the meat picking assembly to reciprocate relative to th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6435959 | Assembly for a seafood cleaning machine An assembly for a seafood cleaning machines provides increased efficiency and decreases loss of meat of cleaned seafood items, such as shrimp, prawns, and the like. The assembly has a plurality of parallel rollers, a plurality of secondary rollers spaced ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6248010 | Peeling apparatus with segmented roller assemblies Apparatus for peeling shrimp including powered roller assemblies each made up of a peeling roller and a drive member attached by a releasable connection. Roller connection structure at a first end of each roller assembly mates with reciprocal drive connec... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6139415 | Drive system for shrimp peeling apparatus An improved drive system for a shrimp peeling apparatus includes a support frame with a first and a second plurality of rollers mounted thereon. One of the plurality of rollers have rollers that are of a larger diameter than the other rollers. The drive m... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6102790 | Automated method and apparatus for the extraction of edible products from crawfish and similar crustaceans The present invention provides automated devices and methods for extracting substantially all the tail meat from the crawfish exoskeleton. The devices and methods consistently remove the intestinal tract, without damage to the meat, and are capable of pro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099400 | Method and apparatus for processing shrimp An apparatus for processing shrimp, comprises a first conveyor for transporting the cooked shrimp away from a cooking unit, a cooling device for cooling the cooked shrimp received from the first conveyor, a second conveyor for transporting the cooled shri... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6042464 | Method and apparatus for the extraction of edible products from crawfish and similar crustaceans The present invention provides an automated apparatus and method for extracting substantially all the tail meat from the crawfish exoskeleton, while consistently removing the intestinal tract, and without damage to the meat. In addition, the apparatus is ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6017268 | Shrimp peeling apparatus roller hold down assembly A shrimp peeling apparatus includes a support frame upon which are mounted a plurality of larger diameter rollers and a plurality of smaller diameter insert rollers. Each smaller diameter insert roller is supported by two adjacent larger diameter rollers ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5980373 | Shrimp peeling apparatus A shrimp peeling apparatus provides an improved geometry that increases efficiency and yield. The apparatus has particular utility when used to peel Pendulous Borealis variety shrimp. The apparatus includes a support frame that supports a first plurality ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5839952 | Method and device for processing crustaceans An apparatus for extracting tailmeat and other edible materials from crustaceans. The apparatus of the present invention includes a pair of clamps movably mounted to a frame which grasp the head and tail portions of the crustacean and then momentarily imp... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5613903 | Shrimp deveining apparatus A powered shrimp deveining assembly includes a motor coupled to an output and a secondary shaft both housed in a removable enclosure, the output shaft and the secondary shaft extending through an adapter to turn a cutter against the rotation of a pair of ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5569065 | Shrimp deveining machine having precision cutting control A shrimp deveining machine for cutting and deveining shrimp comprises a motorized driving mechanism inside a housing and a cutting mechanism outside the housing. An upper pair of rotating flexible disks grasps the top side of shrimp bodies and propel them... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5522764 | 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... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5518444 | Apparatus for shelling dried shrimp An apparatus for shelling dried shrimp comprising an outer container and an inner container for receiving a quantity of dried shrimp for shell removal. The inner container is positioned within the outer container so as to leave a shell collecting space be... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5429546 | Processing whole crayfish to simulate finger lobster serving Whole crayfish is processed to derive a food serving resembling in appearance a small lobster by deheading the crayfish, making a U-shaped incision around the belly shell encompassing the anal opening of the crayfish, and peeling away the belly shell incl... | 07/04/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5346424 | Automatic size-grading and shrimp peeling machinery An automatic size-grading and shrimp peeling machine for shrimps; the automatic grading machine includes a plate-partition conveyer mounted to a slanting platform; the slanting platform is mounted with at least three conveying screw shafts coupled with th... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5290199 | Apparatus for deveining shrimp An apparatus for cutting and deveining shrimp comprises a motor driving means inside a housing and a cutting mechanism outside the housing. A pair of rotating flexible disks grasp shrimp bodies and propel them past a cutting disk which slices the sand vei... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5120265 | Apparatus for and methods for improving the yield of peeled shrimp meat obtained with roller type shrimp peeling machinery This invention increases the yield of output shrimp meat produced by roller type peeler apparatus, and achieves this without any substantial decreases in throughout quantity. The yield increase is achieved by means of critical interacting operating relati... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5112269 | Procedure for shelling of crustaceous shellfish, especially shrimps, and apparatus for performance of the procedure An apparatus for shelling shellfish such as shrimps consists of a dosing chamber (3) and a heat treatment chamber (5) separated by a slide valve (11) and sealed by cylindrical membrane valves (7, 9). From a funnel (31) the shellfish fall down into the dos... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5108342 | High yield peeling means and method for uncooked warm-water shrimp Improved machinery and methods for peeling raw, warm-water shrimp to solve the prior problems of scarring the shrimp meat and removing an excess of the edible meat. It has been found that a critical nip angle of between about 21° and 33°, produced by an... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108343 | Seafood dressing tool A seafood dressing tool includes a pair of pivotally interconnected lever members, the lever members forming a pair of grips or handles on one of their ends and a pair of curved, slender blades on their other ends. One lever member forms the lower grip or... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5087221 | Processed shrimp product having easily removable shell and method of producing same Shrimp in the raw or blanched condition is prepared for market after removal of the head by slitting the tail segments along the belly portion, preferably leaving the end segments intact. The shrimp is then frozen and packed. The slit extends through the ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5055085 | Crawfish peeling apparatus A crawfish peeling apparatus uses fluid under pressure flowing through a tool body to a lance that punctures the crawfish exoskeleton. Fluid exits the tool body at the lance and travels into the crawfish exoskeleton at the lance and forces the tail meat f... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5035669 | Cutter cam adjustment assembly A cam adjusting assembly for a rotary cutter blade in a shrimp peeling machine. The assembly includes a retention member disposed for movement in a slot in a retention gear with a cam means being selectively positioned along the length of the slot and mai... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5035670 | Cutter height adjustment means Adjusting apparatus for a shrimp processing machine to adjust the depth of a rotary cutting blade relative to a shrimp clamping assembly in which a plurality of different width shims, each adapted to be moved independently of the other shims, are rotatabl... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4996744 | Shrimp processing machine A shrimp processing machine provides an apparatus to shell and devein a fresh (headless) shrimp. The machine comprises a motor housing, a carrier wheel bearing a plurality of tine elements, a guide member, a feed member, a blade member, and a shrimp extra... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4987644 | Shell cutting method for processing shrimp A shrimp processing method in which ventral and tails cuts are made in the shell of the shrimp. The ventral cut extends from the first body segment at least through the second to last body segment, and the tail cut extends from the tail through a portion ... | 01/29/1991 |
