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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7077738 | Apparatus for and method of processing meat An apparatus for and method of cleaning cutting residue from one or both sides of cut meat. Meat, after being cut, for example with a band saw or the like, is passed through a curtain of fluid to impinge fluid on to at least one side of the meat for removing a subst... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5108342 | High yield peeling means and method for uncooked warm-water shrimp Improved machinery and methods for peeling raw, warm-water shrimp to solve the prior problems of scarring the shrimp meat and removing an excess of the edible meat. It has been found that a critical nip angle of between about 21° and 33°, produced by an... | 04/28/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4947519 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating scallops A plurality of shucked scallops are mechanically eviscerated utilizing a series of longitudinally aligned inclined channels, each channel formed of a bottom roller and adjacent side rollers, the side rollers extending generally parallel with and longitudi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4903373 | Scallop eviscerating machine Apparatus for eviscerating fresh scallops immediately after they have been shucked from the shell, which apparatus cleanly strips membrane, roe and entrails from the edible adductor muscle without causing damage to the latter. No ageing, chemical or heat ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4718145 | Apparatus and method for eviscerating scallops An apparatus and method for eviscerating scallops is provided which uses a vibrating table to move the scallops along a bed of rotating rollers. The rollers pinch the viscera between adjacent rollers and remove it from the adductor muscle.... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4675946 | Trommel eviscerator An eviscerator is provided with a plurality of rollers which are arranged to form a generally cylindrical trommel. The rollers are designed such that alternating rollers rotate in opposite directions. Additionally, the trommel is designed so that it can r... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4532677 | Apparatus for opening and eviscerating scallops A method and apparatus for shucking raw uncooked unfrozen shellfish of the bivalve type which includes the method of opening the shells by shocking the shellfish, cleaning the viscers from the edible muscle of the shellfish and the apparatus for opening a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 3947921 | Apparatus for cleaning marine animals of the mollusk type An apparatus for eviscerating a marine animal of the mollusk type, such as a squid, wherein the head region of the squid is appropriately held and a gradually increasing pressure is applied to the body thereof as the head and body are relatively moved in ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3945084 | Scallop spreading device A scallop spreading device is provided on a scallop eviscerator having rollers mounted on an eviscerator frame in an inclined path. The spreading device includes a travelling frame mounted on the eviscerator frame for reciprocating movement relative there... | 03/23/1976 |
