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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177609 | Apparatus for processing crustaceans An apparatus for processing crustaceans comprising a feeder for feeding crustaceans to a singulating and conveying device, said singulating and conveying device delivering the crustaceans individually to at least one separating device, said at least one separating d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7238098 | Method of extracting lipids from nacreous mollusks The method of extracting a lipidic active principle from a solid material coming from a nacreous mollusk comprises the steps of grinding the nacre into a fine powder, preferably having a mean grain size of less than 20 μm, of putting the powder into contact with a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7066802 | Pre-cut crab legs, arms and claws A pre-cut crab appendage, such as a leg, arm or claw, is provided by forming two substantially linear diametrically opposed cuts through the exterior shell portion of the appendage substantially along the length thereof. The cuts permit the shell of the appendage to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6808448 | Method and device for detecting/removing crustacean with untorn shell A method and apparatus for detecting and removing unstripped residual shell left on shellfish. This method and apparatus are characterized by irradiating a light of specific wave-range onto stripped shellfish after finishing the shell-stripping work thereof. A CCD c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6450871 | Multi-purpose knife with vein-removal brush A cutting implement particularly useful for manually deveining shrimp or other crustaceans includes a blade with a cutting edge, a handle attached to the cutting implement, and a vein-removal brush mounted on the cutting implement. The user exposes the in... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6390911 | Shell seafood cracking and serving device A shell seafood cracking and serving device for cracking shell seafood with little mess and effort by the user. The shell seafood cracking and serving device includes a utensil having a handle member and a seafood cracking member being securely attached a... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6190247 | Apparatus for removing barnacles from crustacean shells An apparatus for cleaning the shells of crabs and other crustacean and shellfish for removal of barnacles and other encrusted debris. A conveyor carries the shells through a cleaning station. The cleaning station features a rotating flail, having chains o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6132303 | Humane crustacean processor An apparatus for applying an electric current to a crustacean comprising: (i) an electrically insulated tank adapted to contain the crustacean; (ii) two electrodes arranged such that the crustacean can be placed between the electrodes; and (iii) means for... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129622 | Pair of scissors for cutting shellfish A pair of scissors for cutting shellfish cleanly and shielding airborne matter created thereby from contacting a user. The pair of scissors include a stationary blade body, a moving blade body, and a shield. The moving blade body is pivotally attached to ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6099399 | Automated crustacean cleaning and cutting apparatus and method of using same An automated crustacean processing apparatus provides a scrubbing of crustacean leg portions at high speed and volume and additionally maximizes the amount of leg processable. A cutting arrangement is provided to sever the legs from the body portions with... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6042465 | Method and apparatus for peeling crawfish A method and apparatus for peeling crawfish or crayfish includes a machine frame that supports a peeling mechanism, preferably in the form of a pair of rollers rotatably mounted to the frame in a position that receives crawfish one at a time from a convey... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5928072 | Water based crab meat extraction process with water recirculation An apparatus and a process for extracting crustacean meat from shells is provided. The extracting method is based on mechanical separation utilizing heated water spray within a rotating drum assembly for removal and separation of meat from shells. The wat... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5820451 | Shell shocker (electronic device for immobilizing seafood) A method and apparatus for the immobilization of live hard shell aquatic crustaceans "hard shell crabs" prior to or during processing. The apparatus includes a nonconductive container containing an electrolyte solution, the quantity of said electrolyte so... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5800257 | Shell shocker A method and apparatus for the immobilization of live hard shell aquatic crustaceans "hard shell crabs" prior to or during processing. The apparatus includes a nonconductive container containing an electrolyte solution, the quantity of said electrolyte so... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5718623 | Shellfish processing method A method of processing shellfish and product thereof which reduces the susceptability of shellfish or mollusc shells to fracturing and cracking during freezing and subsequent frozen storage and transport. The method comprises blowdrying the shellfish by m... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5580303 | Crab processing machine This invention is a high speed crab butchering machine that entails several novel features. Crab are transported through the machine by sandwiching their legs between pairs of opposed, resilient-surface endless belts. The distance between belt pairs is va... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5542877 | Method and apparatus for extracting meat from crab claws This invention is a means and method for mechanically removing the meat from crab claw pincers and their attached claw arms. This is accomplished by placing the claws on a conveyor and holding the same in position prior to and during cutting of the claw p... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5478273 | Crab pot A crab pot having improved yield. A traditional commercial crab pot comprises a trigger structure that rotates between open and closed positions. The crabs enter the trap by pushing trigger members inwardly as the crabs pass through a trap opening. The tr... | 12/26/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5403230 | Shellfish claw cutter A device for opening the shells of crustaceans has an inner portion and an outer portion extending from a handle section at one end to a cutting section at the other end. In the cutting section, the inner portion has a sharpened end at the start of a cutt... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401207 | Crab butchering machine A crab processing machine has conveyed crab-gripping carriers which move a crab through a loading station, a measuring station, a mandible/carapace/tail removal station, a body cavity cleaning station, a gilling station, a splitting station, and a dischar... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5320575 | Machine for automatically cutting shells of crab legs A machine which can automatically make a lengthwise cut in each of the opposite sides of leg shells along the center line in the direction of thickness of the crab legs irrespective of their size, thickness, shape, curve, etc. The machine comprises an upp... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5299972 | System and apparatus for processing crab sections Crab sections are held in stacks of nested baskets detachably mounted on opposite sides of a lift tree which is adapted to be hung from an overhead hoist and conveyed from a loading station to processing stations and then to an unloading station. At the l... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5259809 | Apparatus for harvesting shrimp A trap capable of harvesting commercial quantities of shrimp in the open ocean or in ponds is a wire mesh cage having shrimp capture gates in the form of truncated prisms, each sized to admit desired shrimp but exclude predatory fish. The inner end of eac... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5064400 | Apparatus for grading shrimp A shrimp grading mechanism is provided which incorporates a shrimp conveyer and orienter for conveying shrimp oriented in head-up, body-down position along a linear path. The conveyor incorporates a plurality of pan segments which collectively form a mova... | 11/12/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4928352 | Crawfish peeling apparatus A crawfish peeling apparatus for separating the crawfish upper and lower tail exoskeleton portions from the soft inner meat product including a frame that supports a feed mechanism for advancing crawfish tails to be peeled along a travel path that travers... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4817243 | Crustacean meat extractor An enclosure is provided in which a crab shell part having exposed meat cavities may be held in alignment with selectively operable water jet discharge structure for the purpose of extracting the meat from the shell cavities. Different crab shell portions... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4802260 | Crab opener apparatus A crab opener apparatus has a base with a fixed blade attached thereto and a slidable blade slidably mounted to the base and positioned next to the fixed blade in one position so that the two blades are parallel and adjacent to each other. An aperture in ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4688679 | Impact separator An impact separator has a V-shaped downwardly angled trough vibratorily mounted at its lower end and fixedly resiliently secured at its upper end which is fed at the upper portion with scallop and residual shell and a small amount of water while being vib... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4535507 | Method and apparatus for removing lump meat from a Chesapeake Bay blue crab The backfin lump of meat is removed from the prepared body of a cooked Chesapeake Bay blue crab by cutting the body along planes which are, respectively, outside the collar bones which internally bound the lump meat cavities and converge to the center lin... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4531261 | Apparatus for scraping off heads of fish and crustacea Apparatus for scraping off heads of fish and crusts of crustacea, wherein the portions to be scraped off are delivered parallel by means of a feeding device, and then the portions are hitched by a scraping-off pawl plate, the body portions of the fish and... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4503586 | Apparatus and method for processing crabs An apparatus and method for processing hard shell crabs is disclosed, and which includes means for initially engaging and aligning the crab bodies with the path of travel through the apparatus, and then clampingly pressing the bodies against a supporting ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4494277 | Crab holder for processing machine A two-part crab holder is provided with specifically contoured surfaces for supporting a crab through various processing means.... | 01/22/1985 |
