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Automated method and apparatus for the extraction of edible products from crawfish and similar crustaceans

US6102790A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 1999
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C29/028
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides automated devices and methods for extracting substantially all the tail meat from the crawfish exoskeleton. The devices and methods consistently remove the intestinal tract, without damage to the meat, and are capable of processing crawfish of all sizes and shell hardness at a rate greater than that of hand peeling.

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