A22C 29/00
Processing shellfish or bivalves
Official title: Processing shellfish {or bivalves}, e.g. oysters, lobsters; {Devices therefor, e.g. claw locks, claw crushers, grading devices; Processing lines}
A22C29/00 (Processing shellfish or bivalves) appears on 447 US grants and 200 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 447
- Published applications
- 200
- Assignees
- 143
- Inventors
- 657
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Seafood processing system and related methods29 Sep 2026US 12,745,780 B2
- Shrimp processing apparatus and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,653 B2Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Crab processing systems and methods3 Mar 2026US 12,564,195 B2
- Shrimp processing apparatus and methods4 Nov 2025US 12,458,034 B2Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Food animal freshness/degree of maturation evaluating device, and freshness/degree of maturation evaluating method9 Sep 2025US 12,411,120 B2National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Method for Infusing Flavors Into Shrimp, Seafoods, and Other Consumable Proteins21 May 2026US 2026/0137109 A1Afritex Ventures, Inc.
- Shrimp sorting systems and methods19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076379 A1Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Oyster shucking apparatus12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068897 A1EAST HAMPTON SHUCKER COMPANY, Inc.
- Shrimp processing apparatus and methods5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033502 A1Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Compactor system for compacting products18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380710 A1Carsoe Seafood Aps
Most cited
By later US patents
- Utensil for opening the shells of crustaceans38US 5,613,904 ALaSalle Product Development, Inc. · 1997
- Method for obtaining of meat from marine crustacea, especially from Antarctic krill32US 4,133,077 APrezedsiebiorstwo Polowow Dalekomorskich i Uslug Rybackich "Dalmor" · 1979
- Shellfish claw cutter29US 5,403,230 A1995
- Separating meat from shell28US 4,200,961 A1980
- Apparatus for controlling precooking and machine peeling shrimp27US 4,862,794 ALaitram, L. L. C. · 1989