US010264768B2 (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 10 , 264 ,768 B2 Leo (45 ) Date of Patent: Apr. 23 , 2019 ( 54 ) INSECT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND ( 56 ) References Cited METHODS U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS (71 ) Applicant : Daniel Michael Leo, Baltimore , MD 2 , 515 ,684 A 7 / 1950 Ambrette (US ) 2 ,539 ,633 A 1 / 1951 Morrill ( 72 ) Inventor: Daniel Michael Leo , Baltimore , MD ( Continued ) (US ) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this CN 101406295 A * 4 / 2009 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 WO WO2014046529 A2 3 /2014 U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 240 days . (Continued ) (21 ) Appl. No. : 15 /257 , 761 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (22 ) Filed : Sep . 6 , 2016 DeFoliart et al. Potential Value of the Mormon Cricket (Orthopetera : Tet tigoniidae ) Havested as High Protein Feed for Poultry . 1982 Ento (65 ) Prior Publication Data mological Society of America . ( Year : 1982 ). * US 2018 / 0049417 A1 Feb . 22 , 2018 ( Continued ) Related U . S . Application Data Primary Examiner — Nina Bhat (63 ) Continuation - in -part of application No . 15 / 242, 579 , filed on Aug . 21, 2016 , now Pat . No. 10 , 188 ,083 . (57 ) ABSTRACT (51 ) Int. Ci. Variable -scale , modular , easily manufacturable , energy effi A01K 67 /033 ( 2006 .01 ) cient, reliable , and computer operated Insect Production A23L 13 / 40 ( 2016 .01 ) Superstructure Systems ( IPSS ) may be used to produce (Continued ) insects for human and animal consumption , and for the ( 52 ) U . S . Cl. extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medi CPC . .. .. .. .. A01K 67 /033 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A21D 2 / 34 cine , nanotechnology , consumer products , and chemical (2013 . 01 ) ; A23K 10 / 20 (2016 .05 ) ; A23K production with minimal water, feedstock , and environmen 20 / 163 (2016 . 05 ) ; A23K 20 / 174 ( 2016 .05 ) ; tal impact . An IPSS may comprise modules including feed A23K 20 / 20 ( 2016 .05 ) ; A23K 50 / 90 ( 2016 .05 ) ; stock mixing , enhanced feedstock splitting , insect feeding, A23L 13 / 10 ( 2016 . 08 ) ; A23L 13 /42 ( 2016 .08 ) ; insect breeding , insect collection , insect grinding , pathogen A23L 13 /426 (2016 . 08 ) ; A23N 177007 removal, multifunctional flour mixing, and lipid extraction . ( 2013. 01 ) ; A23V 2002/ 00 ( 2013 .01 ) An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a (58 ) Field of Classification Search plurality of containerized modules . None See application file for complete search history . 34 Claims, 52 Drawing Sheets MODULAR INSECT PRODUCTION SUPERSTRUCTURE SYSTEM ( IPSS ) IPSS 1000 S > 1 2000A CEC20 LABOPII. MOLL DEA . EF2 LR 205A AFCELERDE . BFZR17 . 4000A 205 atau 01 4000B )dio 702 4000C : : . ug? FFC 3000 HOT HDT HOT FGT HDT HDT US 10 , 264 ,768 B2 Page 2 (51 ) Int . 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Patentatent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 2 of 52 US 10 , 264 , 768 B2 FIGURE 1B IPSS FEEDSTOCK MIXING FEEDSTOCK SPLITTING INSECT FEEDING INSECT FEEDING CHAMBER # 1 CHAMBER # 2 INSECT BREEDING STEPE INSECT COLLECTION 014 INSECT STEP F GRINDING 016 PATHOGEN STEP G REMOVAL 018 MULTIFUNCTIONAL STEP HV FLOUR MIXING atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 3 of 52 US 10 ,264 ,768 B2 FIGURE 1C IPSS FEEDSTOCK MIXING FEEDSTOCK SPLITTING INSECT FEEDING INSECT FEEDING CHAMBER # 1 CHAMBER # 2 INSECT BREEDING INSECT COLLECTION INSECT GRINDING LIPID STEP J EXTRACTION 028 atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 4 of 52 US 10 , 264, 768 B2 7 1F50TalsoseeFIG.17) ATER (toFIG.3) CHAMBER1#FF1 #3CHAMBERFF3 CHAMBER2#EF2 W TOFEEDING TOFEEDING FEEDSTOCK TOFEEDING FEEDSTOCK 156 107 IFEEDSTOCK 1E81E9- A1E12-1E10 165 1E4 1-0 L-1E271E29 - I|1537- ||1E4946-1526 1E151E23 1E16-7to-1E28 1E36 TEEN1612_1592–1E19 /1549 1E21 1E17 102011E22 17204F25_1726VY 18181E44-F 18411839-6 1F9 MF10 1E46-1E45 ME47f1E48em L1E40 01552 - 1E53 W - 1E544 1F8 - - 41E51 44E50 1E 1E1 -0157 156- 175 17221F23 1E43 1E42 1FO FIGURE2 1F4F361-1A12B INTENNEN 1719 71812 1A13A- 1F46_) 12'10 1F1 1F2 1F12-0 poze 1F45-01F42 1C12 wk 1B12 1F13 1548-017431744 1A12A1414145 1547-d F331F360- 4 1F37_ 1B5 1461481A13B-–01A7- 1549 wk 1C5mm 1F 1F 1F39-01F341735 1F16-w loo1B8-O-137 106108-0107 -01F17 15157 17461738-c 1C2—1c471c3ca 10604108-0711A2 +TA471A3 na 1F18-11E43 1740 710210310410321911105mm -61010- 1A 1E38 1E40 1E511E54 1F8 1F13 —1F18 1F23 1F28 1F31 1F37 1F40 1749 1841B371B21821-1811 _ + + + 10901816-3 H 01B10- 1A11-11A10- 4 4 COMP MEM CODE PROC -18 16+ 101_EXOSKELETON -10 1000 12MINERALS 161VITAMING 141FEEDSTOCK 1A 1A8L 1A114 1A13+ 138 1B114 1084 1011 1D8+ 1D114 1E3+ 1E25 1E27+ 1E29 15314 1E35 atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 5 of 52 US 10 , 264 ,768 B2 FROM 0-273 L-274 .TI? 0-T3FO TOSIZEREDUCITONUNIT BREEDING <INSECTS/BCS <INSECTS/FC3 267 265LXT3272 VENT INSECTS CHAMBERS or<INSECTS/FC2 247FROMFEEDING280_*CHAMBER#2/3 79-0275XT1 276278268 322 334 264 X 26 EGGSEGGS 332- 239 242 262266T40 XT4 1321320 - 305+-300 +301 +31 250250 0 26260 240 orreo 243 -222 -219 -220 249 -221 ,BLI 111 2 309- " 1111 * ' ' 111111 H 1 ' 111111111 * 111111 11 W * * 263 223 0308 329 . II 311 307 306 3031 2 203 207 EUROI 204 310 ? in11 X ** .11 1 2014 WT111EritiERIA. Elim 304-+ 3000 304A-+ TIRE * 304BT 30247 . TWITT TEL:+IRNIIRR * * *LILITRI * TETTY11 111111111 ' . www * * * * : . + 333 1111111111111 213- 11111111 + 331 III 111111111 Lih 3274 212 6-200 206 201- 318 FCN 2021 218B237 309 --209 14218A XT4 208211 236 XT3 228 246247 XT2 XTKA 233-2270226 -217210–216 215 PROC 231230 2804 229-0 AIR-ID 0-293 2744 2704 EF1 1F32 268 2534 + 227 2174 FIGURE3 CODE 2134 MEML 2114 FROMFIG.2 COMP 4 -209 FEEDSTOCK FROMBREEDING MATERIALTANK MATERIAL atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 6 of 52 US 10 , 264, 768 B2 W- 222- Ni-L 7 -224 SANi-WT -223 Ni-W FIGURE4 N;L C-W 1-WT 11-W zi-wilo 2- 2i-L 11-L 219 7-0 atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 7 of 52 US 10 , 264 , 768 B2 FROM CHAMBER#2 VENT INSECTS BREEDING CHAMBER {INSECTSFROMFEEDING ?if EGGSNNNN 13 H2 1l A NATI. it!! * 11 ?ti # ES 41 # * 248 HHHHH# # :18 . L 259 # # # Sri WS !! # irri # 1. A3 WWW & # 2 H2 254 255 FIGURE5 FROMFIG.2 FEEDSTOCK FROMBREEDING MATERIALTANK MATERIALNNNNNN atent Apr . 23 , 2019 Sheet 8 of 52 US 10 , 264, 768 B2 FROM CHAMBER#2 VENT INSECTS BREEDING CHAMBERINSECTS <INSECTS FROMFEEDING CORTE EGGS CHE 250 BE www 249 The 1 Z 0 IT 256-3 3: .