US010188086B2 (12 ) United States Patent (10 ) Patent No. : US 10 , 188 , 086 B2 Leo ( 45 ) Date of Patent: * Jan . 29 , 2019 ( 54 ) INSECT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND ( 58 ) Field of Classification Search METHODS USPC .. .. 426 / 557 , 615, 635 ; 47 / 58 . 1 ; 119 /6 . 5 , 15 See application file for complete search history . (71 ) Applicant : Daniel Michael Leo, Baltimore , MD (US ) ( 56 ) References Cited ( 72 ) Inventor: Daniel Michael Leo , Baltimore , MD (US ) U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS 4 ,438 ,725 A * 3 / 1984 O 'Sullivan . .. A01K 61 / 54 ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 119 / 238 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 9 ,642 , 344 B2 * 5 / 2017 Unger . .. .. .. A01K 67 /033 U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days. 2009 /0277076 A1 * 11/ 2009 Boston . .. .. A01M 1 / 106 43 / 132 . 1 This patent is subject to a terminal dis 2012 /0017834 A1 * 1 /2012 Holland .. .. .. A01M 1 / 106 claimer. 119 /6 . 5 2012/ 0107475 A1 * 5 / 2012 Kolb .. .. .. A23L 1 / 1041 ( 21) Appl. No .: 15 /664 , 490 426 / 507 (Continued ) (22 ) Filed : Jul. 31, 2017 Primary Examiner — Nina Bhat (65 ) Prior Publication Data US 2017 /0325431 A1 Nov. 16 , 2017 (57 ) ABSTRACT Related U . S . Application Data Variable - scale , modular, easily manufacturable , energy effi cient, reliable , and computer operated Insect Production (63 ) Continuation - in -part of application No . 15 / 257, 854 , Superstructure Systems (IPSS ) may be used to produce filed on Sep . 6 , 2016 , which is a continuation - in - part insects for human and animal consumption , and for the of application No . 15 /242 , 579 , filed on Aug . 21 , 2016 . extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medi cine, nanotechnology , consumer products , and chemical ( 51 ) Int . Cl. production with minimal water, feedstock , and environmen A210 2 /00 ( 2006 .01 ) tal impact . An IPSS may comprise modules including feed A01K 677033 ( 2006 . 01 ) stock mixing , enhanced feedstock splitting , insect feeding , A23K 20 / 174 ( 2016 . 01) insect breeding , insect collection , insect grinding , pathogen A23K 20 /20 ( 2016 . 01 ) removal, multifunctional flour mixing , liquid mixing , shap A21D 2 / 34 ( 2006 .01 ) ing , cooking , flavoring, biocatalyst mixing , exoskeleton A23K 50 /90 ( 2016 .01 ) separation , liquid separation , and lipid extraction . An IPSS (52 ) U . S . CI. CPC . .. .. .. A01K 67 /033 (2013 .01 ) ; A21D 2 / 34 may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of (2013 . 01 ) ; A23K 20/ 174 ( 2016 . 05 ) ; A23K containerized modules . 20/ 20 (2016 .05 ) ; A23K 50 /90 (2016 .05 ) ; AOIK 2227 /706 (2013 .01 ) 20 Claims, 62 Drawing Sheets VENT COMP 346 MEM 350 CODE 352 354 INSECTS FROM BREEDING PROC CHAMBER INSECTS how INSECTS FROM FEEDING CHAMBER # 2 FROM FIG . 2 EF1 FEEDSTOCK 1732 FROM BREEDING 335 336 337 MATERIAL TANK CITIRITERISTIILITETIT TRIP ITIRIT MATERIAL 244 TO BREEDING 343 CHAMBERS 341A , 341A 2 4738 339 EGGS 340 US 10 ,188 ,086 B2 Page 2 ( 56 ) References Cited U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS 2015 / 0122182 A1 * 5 / 2015 Aldana . .. A01K 67/ 033 2018 /0213763 A1 * 8/ 2018 Lee .. .. .. A01M119 1// 6 04 .6 * cited by examiner atent Jan . 29 , 2019 Sheet 1 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 FIGURE 1A IPSS FEEDSTOCK STEPAV MIXING 002 STEP B FEEDSTOCK SPLITTING 004 006 STEP C1 INSECT FEEDING INSECT FEEDING - STEP C2 CHAMBER # 1 008 CHAMBER # 2 020 021 + 010024 022 " 026 012 INSECT STEP DUL BREEDING STEPE INSECT COLLECTION 014 INSECT STEP FY GRINDING 016 U . S . Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 2 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 FIGURE 1B IPSS FEEDSTOCK MIXING FEEDSTOCK SPLITTING INSECT FEEDING INSECT FEEDING CHAMBER # 1 CHAMBER # 2 INSECT BREEDING STEP E INSECT COLLECTION 014 INSECT STEP F GRINDING 016 PATHOGEN STEP G REMOVAL 018 MULTIFUNCTIONAL STEPHY FLOUR MIXING U . S . Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 3 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 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 Jan . 29 , 2019 Sheet 4 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 WATER (toFIG.3) CHAMBER1#EF1 3CHAMBER#EF3 1F50(alsoseeFIG.17) CHAMBER2#EF2 TOFEEDING FEEDSTOCK TOFEEDING FEEDSTOCK TOFEEDING -FEEDSTOCK E12 TIE? 1E81E9- X41E6 1F32 1F41 10571E4 1E2-0)-1E3 01E30 31 01E241141E25 -1827 1E29- +0-1E28 1E371E38 18151823 1E49Ate_1E27 1E36 1726 F24 1E19 41E17- 1E16%15201 1E221E21 1E18F1E44 1E40 MF10 1F25 1E46–81945ME47 F1E48 W1F9 1F231F27_i01F28_ 1F30- 0 – 1E53 0739 1F291 1E54 -F8 1F31 1E 0-177 -156 175 1551 1550 1E42–1E1 1F31F4 1721 1F22 1E43 F 170 . .MEN OFITIIEI.FI .TFFF74F III.ETIPS FIGURE2 NUNINNI .F 1719 . W httstettu . 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Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 8 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 INSECTS) FROM CHAMBER#2 VENT BREEDINGCHAMBER INSECTS FROMFEEDING EGGS 249 HH1 9 ES 256-257 1 AL . 248 TL. I ' M Y R WWW? 289 10 1 254-255 O- FIGURE6 FROMFIG.2 FEEDSTOCK FROMBREEDING MATERIALTANKMATERIAL U . S . Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 9 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 > FROM CHAMBER#2 VENT INSECTS BREEDING CHAMBER<INSECTS INSECTS FROMFEEDING EGGS wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww unit U 218A 218B 4s E- TIME -217 -216 215 FIGURE7 FROMFIG.2 FEEDSTOCK FROMBREEDINGMATERIALTANK MATERIAL U . S . Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 10 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 FROM BREEDINGCHAMBER CHAMBER#2 VENT INSECTS <INSECTS<INSECTS FROMFEEDING FROMBREEDING TOBREEDINGCHAMBERS EGGS | her 335336337MATERIALTANK er om 345-O 344incommon346 347 (Och 132133191139117MATERIAL www i 341A341 << -351 -352 rentabidi x 221- 342-+ 223te 206 342 343 348349 350 - o 244 EF1 1732 346 350 352 FIGURE8 KE354 COMP MEM CODE 1/0 PROC FROMFIG.2 FEEDSTOCK atent Jan . 29 , 2019 Sheet 11 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 FROM CHAMBER CHAMBER#2 VENT INSECTS BREEDING <INSECTS<INSECTS FROMFEEDING FROMBREEDINGMATERIALTANK MATERIAL TOBREEDINGCHAMBERS EGGS . oh oh oh . 1.DJJJJJJJJJJJ R h to O 248347 T . 346 259 IRO 3427225 3437+ 24444 FIGURE9 FROMFIG.2 (FEEDSTOCK U . S . Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 12 of 62 US 10 , 188 ,086 B2 FROM CHAMBER CHAMBER#2 VENT _INSECTS BREEDING FROMFEEDING FROMBREEDINGMATERIALTANK MATERIAL TOBREEDINGCHAMBERS EGGS . acontentis<INSECTS . decochesINSECTS . 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Patent Jan . 29, 2019 Sheet 15 of 62 US 10 ,188 ,086 B2 O/I COOLINGH2O COMP MEM CODE PROC RETURN LIPIDS PROTEIN 1536B+ 1569-4 1558 1564 15674 15724 1559 15671566 1540-101539- 1545 15621548 549 L-1558 45511552 * # PATHOGENSENSOR #* 15421556 # p-1536B BELOW-1536A 1 L-1571 111IFI11 FIGURE12B FLOWSENSOR 1544TL 04572 GB AT 1546 LIPIDEXTRACTIONMODULE AN M 1553 1554 155551 1537 15530_1562 15011543 1568 1569_ 15641563-( 1500 328 INSECTS SUPPLYCOOLINGH20 U . S . Patent Jan . 29 , 2019 Sheet 16 of 62 US 10 , 188 , 086 B2 INSECTS PATHOGEN DEPLETED 1570 15507 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII . UNTITIINIINIT IIIIIIIIIIII! . FIGURE13 PATHOGENREMOVALMODULE 15801580 1581 1582 1500 15607 FROMINSECTGRINDING INSECTS PATHOGEN LADEN U .