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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537515 | Machine for cleaning fowl and method of use thereof A machine for cleaning fowl by removal of residual viscera and bacteria, the machine comprising a wand with brushing tendrils attached to a tip, wherein the tip has exits for spraying cleaning fluid therefrom. The tip is attached to a rotating hollow shaft into whic... | 05/26/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7169034 | Blade mounting device A blade mounting device for the mounting of blades, in particular, for skinning and stripping machines with a blade mount fixing (1), a blade support (3), a retaining strip (6) and a tensioning device (8) for holding the blade support and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7044847 | Apparatus and method for recovering neck meat from a fish A method and apparatus for recovering neck meat from a fish head that has been separated from the trunk of a fish comprises a pivoting device that receives and pivots the fish head into a chin-up position, followed by a synclinal chamber that holds the fish head, an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6918825 | Poultry de-feathering apparatus and method Apparatus for de-feathering (i.e. picking or plucking) poultry. More particularly, picking apparatus employing a plurality of elongated picking elements which are resistant to cracking and/or micro-poring, and which are preferably flexible and/or bendable and which ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 5735735 | Method for the automatic gutting of fish and an apparatus for implementing the method In a method for automatically gutting fish of the catfish species, the belly cavity is opened around the anal orifice either before or after opening the gills by severing the gullet and opening the blood stream, and the contents of the belly cavity are re... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5597350 | Flexible probe for decropping poultry carcasses A flexibly structured probe carrying flexible fingers arrayed on the probe is used in decropping apparatus to snag and pull away from a poultry carcass membrane, crop, trachea and esophagus inedibles, the probe passing through the carcass stomach cavity a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5538467 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating beheaded fish A method and apparatus for eviscerating a beheaded fish without belly slitting the fish. A brush having a generally cylindrical shape is used to remove the entrails of a beheaded fish. In preferred form, the brush has multiple rows of bristle extending ra... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5261854 | Scallop cleaner An improved apparatus and method for eviscerating scallops and other shellfish is provided which includes a cylindrical drum having side walls formed from a plurality of rollers mounted between a pair of rims which define the longitudinal ends of the drum... | 11/16/1993 |
| 4882811 | Apparatus for processing fish A fish eviscerating apparatus employs at least one rotating brush for removing viscera from a beheaded, belly-slit fish. Bristles of the at least one brush have a length and stiffness which, when combined with a predetermined brush holdown, force, are eff... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4837898 | Apparatus for cleaning the abdominal cavity of fish An apparatus for gutting fish makes use of a tool driven to revolve. Starting from the idea of a combined slitting tool for opening the abdominal cavity and cleaning tool for removing the viscera, it is proposed to prevent the thereby unavoidable damage t... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4815167 | Arrangement in machines for gutting fish In a machine for gutting fish, particularly trout and salmon, wherein the fish is guided through the machine in swimming position, and wherein the machine comprises tools for cutting the fish's belly, removal of the intestines, cutting the abdominal membr... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4811460 | Improvement in gutting machines for fish In a gutting machine, particularly for trout and salmon, wherein the fish is guided through the machine in swimming position, and wherein the machine comprises tools for cutting the belly, removal of the intestines, cutting of the abdominal membrane cover... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4788749 | Crop removal system As turret 12 rotates on vertical axle 20, probe assemblies 14 are raised and lowered by cam track 29. Drive belt 76 engages the drive sheave 42 of the probes as the probes pass around the back of the machine, causing the probes to rotate about their longi... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4761856 | Apparatus for processing fish A fish eviscerating apparatus employs at least one rotating brush for removing viscera from a beheaded, belly-slit fish. Bristles of the at least one brush have a length and stiffness which, when combined with a predetermined brush holddown force, are eff... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4563793 | Fresh salmon-cleaning machine Horizontal conjointly moving endless belts have adjacent stretches disposed in parallel vertical planes to transport a beheaded fish clamped between them successively past a rotating circular belly slitter disc, an eviscerating gutter, a rotating kidney-s... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4551885 | Fish decapitator and eviscerator A fish decapitator and eviscerator comprises a framework mounting a power driven conveyor belt including a series of flexibly connected open ended transverse containers, each container adapted to support a fish. An adjustable stop is spaced from the conta... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4535509 | Fish-cleaning machine finishing spray accessory An accessory for a fish-cleaning machine of the rotary bull ring type having rotary brushes adjacent to the peripheries of the bull rings, includes a nozzle projecting a flat fan-shaped glancing water spray into the nip between a rotary brush and the bull... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4484375 | Apparatus for filleting fish A fish filleting machine using the anal fin for guiding fish over belly cutting blades, a belly cleaning wheel and past backbone and rib removal blades. The machine includes a spring loaded belly positioning assembly at the belly cut area for ending the c... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4479284 | Crab processing machine A machine for producing crab bodies ready for meat removal comprises means for transporting cooked hard crabs to a first station at which the carapace is centrally cut and the claws, walking legs and swimming legs are removed, then to a station at which t... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4442569 | Method and apparatus for removing gills, viscera and kidney from head on fish A fish processing machine for removing the gills, viscera and blood line kidney from head on fish. The machine includes an adjustable positioning ramp located upstream from a pair of spaced apart belly cutting blades. The adjustment of the height of the p... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4332057 | Apparatus for mechanically extracting fish roe An apparatus for mechanically extracting fish roe utilized in conjunction with a continuous operation to butcher and clean fish, especially salmon. After head removal, each fish traverses along a V-shaped trough, tail first and belly up, through side comp... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4192040 | Apparatus for cutting open and cleaning the stomachs of small animals, for example poultry Apparatus for cutting open and cleaning the stomachs of small animals such as poultry comprises a conveying wheel, which has around its periphery chambers for holding said stomachs, means for feeding said stomachs to said chambers, a knife which extends i... | 03/11/1980 |
