A22C 29/02
Processing shrimps, lobsters or the like
Official title: Processing shrimps, lobsters or the like {; Methods or machines for the shelling of shellfish}
A22C29/02 (Processing shrimps, lobsters or the like) appears on 285 US grants and 133 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 285
- Published applications
- 133
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 428
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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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.
- Basket for use with a washing system for the cleaning of crustacea15 Jul 2025US 12,356,999 B2
- 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.
- 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
- Automated crawfish peeling device13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344707 A1University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Most cited
By later US patents
- Utensil for opening the shells of crustaceans38US 5,613,904 ALaSalle Product Development, Inc. · 1997
- 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
- Crab leg knife25US 4,569,103 A1986