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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6468142 | Method and apparatus for processing squid A method and apparatus for processing squid whereby a squid is placed on a spike and is conveyed past a backstructure surface causing the squid to spin about the spike, the friction against the outside and the inside of the squid tube body causing the loo... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6110032 | Shellfish processing apparatus A shellfish processing apparatus (10) particularly intended for Scallop Processing, in which a gripped shellfish is partially opened initially by manipulator means (12) so as to enable meat to be removed from one shell half at a station (22), and then ope... | 08/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5005258 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating scallops A plurality of shucked shellfish are mechanically eviscerated utilizing a series of longitudinally aligned inclined channels, each channel formed of a power-driven roller and adjacent insert rollers, the insert rollers extending generally parallel and lon... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4916775 | 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... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4722117 | Scallop cleaning machine An apparatus for cleaning shellfish such as scallops to separate the edible muscle tissue from the waste soft mass of viscera and organs. The apparatus has a plurality of reciprocating plates alternating with stationary working plates, where the forward a... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4715091 | Process for preparing clam cutlet A process is disclosed by which a clam is extracted from its shell, the viscera is removed from the tongue, the tongue is butterflied and thereafter passed through a conventional tenderizer.... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4691412 | Bivalve mollusk shucker A mollusk shucker suitable for use in shucking bivalve mollusks such as scallops, comprises a conveyor which is continuously driven through a loading station, a shell opening station, a first half-shell removal station, an eviscerating station, an edible ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4505004 | Process for shucking and eviscerating scallops In the shucking and eviscerating of scallops, the yield is increased by treating the scallops, prior to the heat treatment, with a sodium or potassium hydroxide solution, as this results in a more effective loosening of the contents of the scallops from t... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4329761 | Squids cleaning machine The invention relates to an apparatus for trimming molluscs, especially squid. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a number of successive stations of treatment, consisting of (a) holding means (8) for holding the squid during trimming; (b)... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4249283 | Method and apparatus for extracting clam bellies Shucked whole clams are drawn by suction through a delivery tube having multiple bulbous portions and intervening constrictions. In passing through the delivery tube, the clams are subjected to repetitive massage or squeezing followed by sudden release fr... | 02/10/1981 |
| 3988805 | Method for shucking shellfish A method for shucking and cleaning raw uncooked shellfish of the bivalve type including the steps of opening the bivalve by feeding the shellfish between a moving belt and a stationary plate in order to provide a shearing force. Other steps in the method ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3964131 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating clams The clams are first subjected to a shearing action in the first unit which is a rotating perforated drum having inwardly extending spokes with a rotating rotor disposed within the drum and off-set with respect to the drum axis. The rotor has outwardly ext... | 06/22/1976 |
