Patents by Inventor Thomas Vittrup

Thomas Vittrup 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).

  • Patent number: 11533922
    Abstract: A machine for pre-treatment of selected shrimp types that are to be forwarded to machine peeling, which machine, across a conveyor belt with shrimps and at a height above this, comprises one or more mounted rotating brush that is driven by a motor and which in interaction with the distance to the conveyor belt separates the heads of the shrimps from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEAPEELER APS
    Inventor: Thomas Vittrup
  • Publication number: 20210315220
    Abstract: A machine for pre-treatment of selected shrimp types that are to be forwarded to machine peeling, which machine, across a conveyor belt with shrimps and at a height above this, comprises one or more mounted rotating brush that is driven by a motor and which in interaction with the distance to the conveyor belt separates the heads of the shrimps from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas VITTRUP
  • Publication number: 20180289025
    Abstract: Shrimp peeling machine (1) including a closed chain (3) including cylindrical rolls (4,5,6), (7) and includes first rolls (4), second rolls (5) and third rolls (6) and where at least the first (4) and second (5) rolls in a limited area—the peeling area (8)—are designed to turn by an activation element (9). The shrimp peeling machine (1) includes a first motor device (10), which drives the activation element (9) and another motor device (11), which drives the chain (3) forwards in the shrimp peeling process direction (7). The activation element (9) includes at least one toothed belt (12) with a first action surface (13) and another action surface (14). The first action surface (13) is with first items (15) in mesh with the first roll (4) and the second action surface (14) is with second items (16) in mesh with the second roll (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas VITTRUP
  • Patent number: 8777701
    Abstract: A shrimp peeling machine (1) is provided with a closed chain (3) consisting of a number of joints (14,15), which contain cylindrical rollers (4, 5, 6). The cylindrical rollers' longitudinal axis is displaced 90 degrees in relation to the shrimp peeling process direction (13). The rollers can be turned by activation of toothed wheel (7), the chain operated by at least one toothed wheel (12), which is connected to a motor device (10,11). The rollers' mutual placement can be adjusted using position regulation guys (17). It is hereby achieved that the shrimp peeling machine, contrary to the hitherto known technique, can be mounted and function in shrimp trawlers. With the invention, in a continuous process, shrimp can be landed in a shrimp trawler and be boiled, peeled and packaged on the vessel and thus be ready for sale to the consumers, as soon as the trawler reaches harbour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Vittrup
  • Publication number: 20140087642
    Abstract: A shrimp peeling machine (1) is provided with a closed chain (3) consisting of a number of joints (14,15), which contain cylindrical rollers (4, 5, 6). The cylindrical rollers' longitudinal axis is displaced 90 degrees in relation to the shrimp peeling process direction (13). The rollers can be turned by activation of toothed wheel (7), the chain operated by at least one toothed wheel (12), which is connected to a motor device (10,11). The rollers' mutual placement can be adjusted using position regulation guys (17). It is hereby achieved that the shrimp peeling machine, contrary to the hitherto known technique, can be mounted and function in shrimp trawlers. With the invention, in a continuous process, shrimp can be landed in a shrimp trawler and be boiled, peeled and packaged on the vessel and thus be ready for sale to the consumers, as soon as the trawler reaches harbour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Vittrup