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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Nova-tech Engineering, Llc, Willmar, MN (US);
Elliot D. Eid, Richmond, MN (US);
Roger Harkess, Willmar, MN (US);
Derek Gramstad, New London, MN (US);
Jeremy Imdieke, Willmar, MN (US);
Robert Johnson, Litchfield, MN (US);
Dana Mathew Molenaar, Pennock, MN (US);
Jacob Rooney, Belgrade, MN (US);
Christopher J. Stark, Willmar, MN (US);
John Steckelberg, Sauk Centre, MN (US);
Joseph Thiel, Litchfield, MN (US);
Marc Zinda, Spicer, MN (US);
Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC, Willmar, MN (US);
Abstract
Shrimp processing apparatus to peel shrimp along with methods for peeling shrimp are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems including one or more processing stations configured to peel individual shrimp, where peeling may involve removal of shell segments on the dorsal surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and/or removal of pleopods/swimmerets on the ventral surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and, optionally, separation of shell segments. The processing systems and methods may, in one or more embodiments, include apparatus for and methods of measuring the shrimp.