Class 452/13 - Bivalve opener

Subclass of Class 452 - Butchering
Definition: Subject matter for forcing apart or causing to part the
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 03/09/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7674159	Board for opening an oyster A board for opening an oyster has a cradle consisting of a support wall and a cradle portion sloping upwardly therefrom. The outer wall supports and anchors first end portions of the oyster which rest in abutment against, while the second end portions are disposed a...	03/09/2010
7621804	Oyster opener and method An oyster opening apparatus provides a rotary drum having an interior for holding unopened oysters. Projections or baffles on the drum interior lift and then drop the oysters, thereby loosening their shell parts. Removal of the edible part can then be completed manu...	11/24/2009
7354191	Mortar mixer and trunnion assembly A mortar mixer includes a substantially cylindrical drum having end plates supporting trunnion assemblies, with housings, having an interior space defined by an interior surface around the paddle shaft. A first seal is located adjacent the end plate and is positione...	04/08/2008
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
7182346	Multistage oil seal against different cutting fluids for a machine tool motor A multistage oil seal (4) includes a plurality of lips (7a, 7b, 7c) in a plurality of stages disposed around a motor shaft (1) of a machine tool along the axis of the motor shaft to protect internal members of ...	02/27/2007
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
7125020	Vented high pressure shaft seal A rotary fluid pressure device (11) having a housing (13,31), inlet and outlet ports (21,23), a gerotor gear set (15), a valve member (51) and an input-output shaft (49). A seal assembly (73) is disposed radially betw...	10/24/2006
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
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
6190248	Oyster shucker method and apparatus A method and apparatus for opening oysters or clams along the seam naturally occurring between the hinged portions of the oyster or clam shell. The apparatus is composed of a heavy base portion having a vertical column attached thereto, the column having ...	02/20/2001
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
5788562	Process for preparing to open bivalves, particularly oysters, and device for performing it A process and device for preparing bivalves, in particular oysters, for opening. The process consists of partially opening the bivalve, then encircling the adductor muscle of the bivalve with a ring or similar, one part of which, designed for gripping, re...	08/04/1998
5599228	Clamp for holding oysters and like mollusc while being pryed opened A clamp for safely opening oysters and the other molluscs. It works as a pincer to trap an oyster to be pryed open. The clamp consists of two half-shells, hinged together at their rear ends to a closed position forming an oyster receiving enclosure opened...	02/04/1997
5482500	Clam and oyster opener An opener for separating the shells of a clam or oyster. The inventive device includes a base plate having a support channel for receiving and supporting an oyster. A lever arm is pivotally mounted to the base plate and includes an engaging tip secured to...	01/09/1996
5427567	Shellfish processing Apparatus for mechanically and automatically processing a bivalve shellfish having a first shell (11) an second shell (12) so as to recover an edible portion (30) of the shellfish. The apparatus includes suction cups (55, 56) to part the two shells (11, 1...	06/27/1995
5401208	Oyster knife A knife which is used to open shells of oysters and shellfish having a blade which extends from a handle having a void therein, wherein the blade has a relatively flat bottom surface which joins a top surface at a point opposite said handle, and the top s...	03/28/1995
5399117	Nipper tool to aid oyster shucking A nipper tool to remove a peripheral portion of the lip of a bivalve mollusk shell, and especially the shell of an oyster, to aid opening with a shucking knife provides a peripherally defined angulated handle structurally interconnecting a peripherally de...	03/21/1995
5334080	Shellfish cracker, shucker A mechanical apparatus is disclosed, consisting of a platform for attaching tools to crack shellfish claws and shellfish body parts also for opening clams and oysters. The device is comprised of a rotating lever to which hand force is applied, and attache...	08/02/1994
5178577	Shellfish shucking machine An shellfish shucking machine comprising a housing; means on the housing for supporting oyster shells; a tool on the housing for opening oyster shells; and means for operating the tool whereby the tool performs a cutting of the oyster shell and then a spl...	01/12/1993
5145448	Method for removing oysters from oyster shells A method for removing oysters from the shell including steps of an insertion distances and insertion angles of two cutters are detected by measuring the size of the oyster, the oyster is fixed in place with the flat surface of its shell acing upward, the ...	09/08/1992
5059151	Method and apparatus for opening a mollusk Method and apparatus for opening a mollusk (e.g., oyster) by rapidly cooling said mollusk to a surface temperature of about -100° F. followed by mechanically agitating said mollusk whereby the mollusk shell opens and at least one eye of the mollusk meat ...	10/22/1991
4939814	Cultured mussel cleaning machine A cultured mussel cleaning machine (10) for cleaning fragile-shelled mussels, the machine (10) having a first staged (12) and a second stage (14). The first stage (12) includes a cylindrical container (16) in which is mounted a series of rotating chains (...	07/10/1990
4870719	Oyster shell separator An oyster shell separator deploys a conical, helically ridged, powered point driven in rotation by an electrical motor within a wedge shaped housing. The conical point draws the shells onto a flanged collar selected in dimension to fully separate the shel...	10/03/1989
4361933	Method of shucking scallops and an apparatus therefor Scallops are shucked by being placed on scallop cradles moving along an endless flexible member and a hinged portion of the scallop shell and an opposed portion thereto are sawn from the remainder, to expose the interior, while the scallops are held in th...	12/07/1982
4304029	Oyster processing method A declustering component breaks clusters of oysters into individual oysters and an opening component separates oyster half shells thereby exposing the meat of the oysters. The declustering component includes a rotatable drum having a feed opening for oyst...	12/08/1981
4143444	Oyster processing apparatus A declustering component breaks clusters of oysters into individual oysters and an opening component separates oyster half shells thereby exposing the meat of the oysters. The declustering component includes a rotatable drum having a feed opening for oyst...	03/13/1979
3934311	Oyster breaker operated by electric motor having bearing seal device An oyster breaker having a housing provided in one end with an opening through which the lip of an oyster is inserted to be engaged by a rotatable disc within the housing having a shearing member projecting therefrom to shearingly engage said lip of the o...	01/27/1976

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