Patents by Inventor Michael Steven Siminis

Michael Steven Siminis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for shucking oysters
    Patent number: 8529320
    Abstract: An apparatus (270) for shucking oysters includes a shucking head (272) adapted to be mounted on a mounting assembly. The shucking head includes means for supporting the oyster in a position so that a lower shell of the oyster is supported on a pair of arms (282, 284) of support members (274, 276). The shucking head also includes means for wedging the oyster in a position so that an end of the oyster is wedged against a selected wedging member (278, 280). The arrangement of support members and wedging members is such that the oyster is held in a stable position to allow a person to use a knife to shuck the oyster with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Steven Siminis
  • Apparatus for shucking oysters
    Publication number: 20100304650
    Abstract: An apparatus (270) for shucking oysters includes a shucking head (272) adapted to be mounted on a mounting assembly. The shucking head includes means for supporting the oyster in a position so that a lower shell of the oyster is supported on a pair of arms (282, 284) of support members (274, 276). The shucking head also includes means for wedging the oyster in a position so that an end of the oyster is wedged against a selected wedging member (278, 280). The arrangement of support members and wedging members is such that the oyster is held in a stable position to allow a person to use a knife to shuck the oyster with one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Steven Siminis