Fish deheading machine
Patent 5480347 Issued on January 2, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 17, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 17, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2625708 3530532 3670363 3843998 Fish-beheading machine and process Device for nobbing and gutting fish Process and an apparatus for heading and eviscerating fish Device for shifting fish into position for decapitating Fish decapitator and eviscerator Device for decapitating fish by a cutting action InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 324880 filed on 10/17/1994US Classes:452/170, Carcass conveyed to cutter in horizontal position452/64BeheadingExaminersPrimary: Little, WillisAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA22C 025/14AbstractA fish processing machine has a deheading station and a finishing station at which the throat tissue of the deheaded fish is removed. These stations are located on a reciprocating carriage in conjunction with a main body conveyor, a head positioning conveyor and a hold-down conveyor which are continuously advancing and positioning the fish being processed. The shuttle cycle of the carriage is controlled so that it is completed in the time period that a fish on the main conveyor advances the distance between conveyor flights. | |
