Patents by Inventor Reid Allain

Reid Allain 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 conveying and positioning shrimp
    Patent number: 6168512
    Abstract: A shrimp conveying and positioning apparatus (10) includes a track (13) oriented along an inclined path in one direction. The track is reciprocated along an inclined path in a direction opposite to the inclined orientation of the track. The apparatus also includes a contact plate (26) wherein the shrimp ride upon the contact plate to position the shrimp from a vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Ocean Tech International, Inc.
    Inventor: Reid Allain
  • Method and apparatus for processing shrimp
    Patent number: 5405287
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) are disclosed for deheading shrimp. The apparatus has grasping means (18) for grasping shrimp positioned upon a support plate (17) and rotating the shrimp to an upright position adjacent a deheading station (14). The deheading station has a pinch block (19) having an elongated edge (46) and a pinch plate (20) which is moved closely past the pinch block. The body of the shrimp is pulled from the head as the shrimp is pinched between the pinch block and the moving pinch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Robert B. Kennedy
    Inventor: Reid Allain