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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871314 | Method for shucking lobster, crab or shrimp A method for facilitating the removal of the shell of a lobster, crab or shrimp by exposing the lobster, crab or shrimp to pressure for a period of time sufficient to effect detachment of the meat from the shell. Following pressurization, the shell can be easily rem... | 01/18/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7261626 | Crab meat extracting apparatus A crab meat extracting apparatus for extracting the meat from a boiled or cooked crab. The crab meat extracting apparatus includes a base including a tray having a top side; and also includes a crab support member being attached upon the top side of the tray; and fu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6235338 | Methods for recovering raw meat from the head-shells of crustaceans, e.g. lobsters and use thereof for stuffed crustaceans, e.g. lobster and stuffing so-provided Procedures are provided herein for the optimization of the utilization of crustaceans, e.g., whole lobsters, through the inclusion of under-utilized components. The procedure involves firstly, initiating the detachment of the raw edible deep-shoulder myot... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6159528 | Methods for the processing of underutilized hard-shelled crustaceans Methods are provided for separating the intact shell of hard-shelled crustaceans of any species from the raw edible meat contained therein which is very strongly attached to the shells. The methods each include the first step of initiating the detachment ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4912810 | Method and apparatus for peeling crustaceans A method and an apparatus for mechanically removing the meat from a crustacean is provided, which include the steps of loading the tail of the crustacean onto guide means, extending the tail so that it assumes a substantially horizontal position, piercing... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4785502 | Apparatus for extracting meat from crustacean appendages An automated, self-contained apparatus for extracting meat from the appendages of crustaceans, such as crabs, the appendages having been severed from the body and cooked. The device includes a plurality of stations which recover and collect the meat in th... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4639976 | Method and a system for peeling crustaceans For shelling crustaceans such as, for example, shrimps or krill, the preboiled crustaceans are reheated for a short period of time to a temperature at which the body liquid just inside the shells is slightly below the boiling temperature and, subsequently... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4387485 | Method of extracting meat of small crustaceans The essence of the method of extracting or recovering meat of small crustaceans, e.g. antarctic krill, resides in that crustaceans are introduced into an air flow relative to the surface of the crustaceans at a given velocity required for creating a press... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4385422 | Crayfish peeler An improved apparatus for deheading and peeling crayfish comprising pairs of gripper assemblies for operative engagement with the head and tail sections of a crayfish, respectively, supported for movement in synchronized relation through separate but tang... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4313241 | Method for opening shellfish Shellfish are placed into a chamber which is brought rapidly to a high pressure. A lid of the chamber is magnetically sealed. The magnets are quickly released to allow the chamber pressure to blow off the cover with large springs absorbing energy. The imm... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4307492 | Apparatus for extracting meat of small crustaceans The disclosed apparatus for extracting meat of small crustaceans comprises a mechanism for breaking up the shell of the crustaceans including a diffuser, and a mechanism for separating the meat from other components of the crustaceans. The separating mech... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4202076 | Suction crab picker system suitable interalia for home use A crabmeat extraction apparatus and method for extracting the meat of the crab from its inner meat cavities using uniquely designed cleaning probe and conveying tube used in association with a standard home vacuum cleaner as a suction source to pull the c... | 05/13/1980 |
| 3962752 | Method and apparatus for removing meat from crabs In general, the apparatus includes a plurality of crab holders attached like spokes on a wheel. At the first station the crab is loaded into one crab holder and during transit, the first crab passes two saws where the legs, claws and paddles are removed. ... | 06/15/1976 |
