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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261628 | Dual operation tripe washing and refining machine A tripe washing and refining apparatus (10) includes a base (20), a vessel (14), and a motor (16). The vessel (14) includes a selectively reversible rotatable disc (30) and two baffles (32,34) extending from an annula... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7220381 | Method for high pressure treatment of substances under controlled temperature conditions A product carrier for use in pressure processing substances is substantially fluidically closed, and is insulated, to prevent heat transfer from the product being treated to the cooler wall of the pressure vessel. The insulating material has compression heating prop... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7024777 | Combination utensil A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remai... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6776700 | Processing of molluscs A method of gutting a cephalopod, such as squid, the cephalopod having an outer mantle containing internal organs, and the method comprising retaining the outer mantle at a fixed distance from a central axis while rotating the mantle about the said axis whereby the ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6508699 | Apparatus for rinsing and scraping bi-valve mollusks An apparatus for mechanically rinsing and scraping bi-valve mollusks and the like. The mollusks are placed into a perforated drum that is rotated by a motor, the drum having a plurality of agitation protrusions for churning, lifting and dropping the mollu... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6426103 | Process of elimination of bacteria in shellfish and of shucking shellfish The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms and other bacteria from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 20,0... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6217435 | Process of elimination of bacteria in shellfish, of shucking shellfish and an apparatus therefor The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 20,000 p.s.i. to 50,000... | 04/17/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6010397 | Methods of processing bivalve molluscs A method of processing bivalve molluscs comprises filling a basket-like container (11) with the bivalve molluscs and vibrating the bivalve molluscs within the container (11), thereby inducing them to close tightly under stress and compacting them together... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5989117 | Shellfish wash device A shellfish wash device has a main platform, a wash tank disposed on the main platform, a tubular flow device disposed in the wash tank, a power source disposed beneath the wash tank, a main disk disposed in the tubular flow device, and a rotating cap dis... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5836101 | Brine shrimp separation apparatus and methods An apparatus and method for harvesting brine shrimp from an aquatic environment includes a separator having a containment vessel having a perforated sidewall and a drive assembly for agitating the containment vessel, preferably in a rotational motion abou... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836266 | Apparatus for connecting shellfish to culture rope An apparatus is used to connect shellfish to a culture rope, which includes a shellfish transfer unit (5, 23, 29, 31) that transfers shellfish in a predetermined direction, shellfish (7) being transferred, two by two, in parallel upstanding orientation wi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5779530 | Machine for industrially cleaning cephalopods and similar mollusks Machine for industrially cleaning cephalopods and similar mollusks, which is comprised of two working platforms positioned on one same working plane and equipped with means for synchronized movement between the two; a number of loaders on each platform, w... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5494482 | Scallop hanger setting apparatus A scallop hanger setting apparatus according to the present invention contains a transport mechanism for transporting a pair of horizontally seated scallops, a perforating mechanism for perforating transported scallops' side-flanges and a culturing rope f... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5364301 | Processing sea urchins for extracting gonads A semiautomated machine (10) cuts a disk (60a) from the mouth side of sea urchin shells (60) for efficient extraction of gonads, the sea urchin reproductive organs, with minimal damage. The machine is capable of preserving intact the original five segment... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5326306 | Method and an apparatus thereof for continuously producing a tubular mantle meat The invention is related to a method and an apparatus thereof of continuously producing a tubular mantle meat of the cuttlefish, in which the arms of the cuttlefish engaging with one of knife elements provided spaced at a certain distance on an endless ch... | 07/05/1994 |
| 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 |
| 4901401 | Harvesting, shucking and eviscerating clams at sea A sea-going vessel has mounted on its deck a clam processing plant which includes in sequence a steamer, a clam crusher, a seawater washer, a brine separator, an eviscerator and a chill tank. Special valves are constructed to feed and discharge clams from... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4710999 | Device for cleaning shellfish A device for cleaning shellfish consists of a chamber having two opposed brush disks, relatively moveable toward one another and at least one of the disks is rotatably driven.... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4545092 | Squid trimming apparatus An apparatus for the mechanical trimming of molluscs, especially squid, comprising (a) a station for attachment of the squid to holding means for holding it during the trimming; (b) a station having cutting means for cutting the tentacles of the squid, le... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4538327 | Separating and cleaning device for shellfish A machine for cleaning and sorting shellfish into a predetermined range includes an inner drum connected to a central shaft and formed with a plurality of relatively large openings dimensioned to allow shellfish falling within the predetermined range to p... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4446601 | Squid cleaning method and apparatus A method and apparatus for cleaning squid bodies which have been separated from the heads and tentacles, employing upstream and downstream, partially overlapping, facially confronting, perforate conveyor belts, through the perforations in which a vacuum a... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4324020 | Mussel washer Apparatus for cleaning mussels and other shellfish which can be used floating on the surface of the water from which the shellfish were taken is disclosed. A container, typically a 5-gallon can, has a great number of holes formed in its circumferential su... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4312099 | Process for shucking a mollusk Raw mollusks at room temperature are fed to a crusher wherein a mechanical shock is introduced to the mollusks with the magnitude of the shock being sufficient to release attachment between the mollusk meat and the mollusk shell by rapidly accelerating an... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4198728 | Process for shucking a mollusk Raw mollusks at room temperature are fed to a crusher wherein a mechanical shock is introduced to the mollusks with the magnitude of the shock being sufficient to release attachment between the mollusk meat and the mollusk shell by rapidly accelerating an... | 04/22/1980 |
