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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Eric Carlson, Scarborough, ME (US);
Inventor:
Eric Carlson, Scarborough, ME (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 29/00 (2006.01); A22C 29/02 (2006.01); B65G 17/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 29/024 (2013.01); A22C 29/021 (2013.01); A22C 29/023 (2013.01); A22C 29/025 (2013.01); B65G 17/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for deshelling shellfish, particularly lobsters. An automated processing line conveys shellfish through a plurality of stations that sanitize, butcher, cut, and extract the meat, and then packages and prepares the package for sale. Vision systems with multi-axis robots guide and manipulate the shellfish through the processing line. Customized breaking blocks are used to sever parts of the shellfish, for example, the tail, knuckles and claws of a lobster, and a customized gripping device is provided for securing the severed parts in position on a conveyor. A water knife is then used to precisely cut the shell of the severed part.