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Patent drawing for Automated apparatus and system for cooking, drying and peeling shellfish products
US 7,179,160 B2
Consumer & health US 7,179,160 B2 Expired

Automated apparatus and system for cooking, drying and peeling shellfish products

This automated system processes shellfish like shrimp and crawfish. It begins by separating the shellfish from ice and debris in a fluid-filled tank, then cooks them in a heated brine using a boiler system. Afterward, the cooked shellfish are automatically transferred to a dryer for dehydration, and the used brine can be converted into seafood broth or crystallized into a seafood-flavored salt.

Why it matters: Filed before modern industrial automation and advanced heat recovery systems were widely available. Today, more sophisticated control systems and energy integration technologies make building such an efficient, multi-stage processing plant, including brine valorization, more feasible and economically attractive.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedIndustrial automation, heat exchangers, custom machinery, boilers.

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