Egg Treatment, Production, Or Storage Patents (Class 119/6.6)
  • Patent number: 11832600
    Abstract: An insect breeding device comprising at least one insect cage; a bin for holding drinking water or a tap for providing drinking water; a first pipe connected to the tap for receiving the drinking water, wherein the pipe is entering the at least one insect cage through a first opening; a nozzle, coupled to the first pipe, positioned inside the at least one insect cage configured to deliver the drinking water to the interior of the at least one insect cage; and a second pipe, coupled to a second opening, different from the first opening and located in the top wall of the cage or in a side wall of the cage, in the at least one insect cage, configured to deliver conditioned air into the at least one insect cage; and a third pipe, coupled to a third opening, different from the first and second opening and located in the top wall of the cage or in a side wall of the cage opposite to the second opening, in the at least one insect cage, configured to receive the conditioned air from the at least one insect cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Protix B.V.
    Inventors: Jaco Jansen, Willemijn Heleen Lever, Hendrikus Ant Schol, Raymond Joseph Leushuis
  • Patent number: 11627719
    Abstract: The first object of the invention is a production line for rearing and/or breeding insects and/or larval forms of insects of the order Coleoptera and/or Diptera, characterized in that it comprises: at least one breeding line (14) for breeding insects for laying feed thereon and a flow-through feed heating and/or cooling system (1) with a closed flow of heating-cooling medium for heating/cooling the feed on the breeding line (14). The second object is a method for breeding insects including a step of rearing and/or breeding insects and/or larval forms of insects using a production line according to the invention. A further object is a method for breeding insects using a flow-through feed heating and/or cooling system during the breeding. Another object is the use of a flow-through feed heating and/or cooling system (1) with a closed flow of heating-cooling medium for heating/cooling the feed on the breeding line (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HIPROMINE S.A.
    Inventors: Damian Jozefiak, Piotr Lubik, Krzysztof Dudek
  • Patent number: 11622548
    Abstract: A technological line for rearing and/or breeding of flightless insects and/or larval forms of insects includes at least one level, being an autonomous conveyor belt with lateral sidewalls on both sides. The sidewalls have upper edges curved inwardly at least once, with a bending angle not less than 30°. Transverse brackets extend generally perpendicularly to and connect the sidewalls, and support the belt. The sidewalls are structural elements supporting edges of the belt, so that both the conveyor belt and the lateral sidewalls form a trough profile, and the pressure of the mass of the insects, which are on the surface of the belt and potentially additionally of the feed and/or excrement of insects press down on the edges of the belt against the sidewalls. The brackets and the sidewalls are made of a material with efficient heat conducting properties. A modular system and a method utilize the technological line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: HIPROMINE S.A.
    Inventors: Jakub Urbanski, Damian Józefiak, Jan Mazurkiewicz
  • Patent number: 11490604
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
  • Patent number: 11395474
    Abstract: A system for harvesting insects from a habitat. The system configured to separate waste, live insects, and dead insects in a manner that the live insects may undergo a first processing procedure and the dead insects may undergo a second processing procedures. For example, the first processing procedure may include processing the insects for human consumption and the second processing procedure may include processing the dead insects for minerals or materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ASPIRE FOOD GROUP LTD
    Inventors: Michael Todd Hall, Gabriel Mott, Mohammed Ashour
  • Patent number: 10798924
    Abstract: An emergence apparatus may include a container, a sensor, and a shutter. The sensor may be positioned proximate to an opening in the container to detect an adult insect entering or exiting the container. The sensor may also determine a sex of the adult insect. The shutter may also be positioned proximate to the opening to the container and may include an open position and a closed position to control access to the container in response to determining the sex of the adult insect or in response to determining a total number of adult insects of a particular sex within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Tiantian Zha, Brian Wasson
  • Patent number: 10785963
    Abstract: A method of growing shellfish is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a support tray (I) with recesses (7) where at least some of the recesses (7) incorporate means adapted to create a deliberately formed alphanumeric, written or pictorial mark on the shellfish as it grows. Shellfish spat are attached to at least some of the recesses (7) and the tray (I) is placed in water so that the spat grow into substantially mature shellfish within the recesses (7). The spat each grow generally in the shape of their respective recess (7) so that the mark is created on the shellfish as it grows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Aqua Mould Systems NZ Limited
    Inventor: Shaun Gregory
  • Patent number: 10779521
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
  • Patent number: 10188083
    Abstract: Variable-scale, modular, easily manufacturable, energy efficient, reliable, and computer operated Insect Production Superstructure Systems (IPSS) may be used to produce insects for human and animal consumption, and for the extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medicine, nanotechnology, consumer products, and chemical production with minimal water, feedstock, and environmental impact. An IPSS may comprise modules including feedstock mixing, feedstock splitting, insect feeding, insect breeding, insect collection, insect grinding, pathogen removal, multifunctional flour mixing, and lipid extraction. An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of containerized modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Michael Leo
  • Patent number: 10028491
    Abstract: Example insect egg conveyors are disclosed. One example insect egg conveyor device includes multiple rollers positioned along a path and a drive unit that includes a motor connected to a roller of the multiple rollers to drive the roller and rotate the roller. The device also includes a substrate positioned on the roller and a fluid source positioned along the path. The rollers are arranged to move the substrate along the path and toward the fluid source in response to the motor rotating the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Tiantian Zha
  • Publication number: 20150122182
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of inducing black soldier flies to emerge, mate and lay eggs is provided. The method involves exposing at least one male black soldier fly and at least one female black soldier fly to artificial light in an enclosed space. The artificial light includes at least one wavelength in a visible spectrum and at least one wavelength in an ultraviolet spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Juan Aldana, Edna Quan, Andrew Vickerson, Brad Marchant, Oliver Kaulfuss, Reed Radley
  • Patent number: 8899177
    Abstract: Provided is a method for the hatching of hatchery eggs including: (a) treating the egg shell surface with a coating composition including a coating agent, to form a coating on the surface of the egg's shell; and (b) incubating the egg under conditions to cause hatching to occur; wherein the yield of hatching of the hatchery eggs is improved as compared to control eggs not treated as defined in (a). Further provided is a composition for the treating of hatchery eggs prior to incubation, where the composition includes a coating agent, and where the composition improves the hatching yield of the hatchery eggs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Natratec International Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacob Lahav, Emil Polyansky, Shaul Naschitz
  • Publication number: 20140261188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for breeding fly larvae, and more particularly, to an apparatus for breeding fly larvae in which a breeding chamber is divided into multiple square sections to enable larvae to progressively grow and to complete the growth thereof, the larvae with the exception of those having escaped to an emergency chamber, are collected, and the larvae having escaped to the emergency chamber emerge as flies and are moved to a fly habitat chamber arranged above the breeding chamber to live and oviposit into the breeding chamber, and the above-described process is repeated so as to automatically breed larvae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Byeong-Gyu Chin
  • Patent number: 8776721
    Abstract: The system and method for harvesting eggs from arthropods includes a modular arthropod egg repository that is essentially a plurality of substrates connected along a common edge in a tablet-type configuration. The egg repository is deployed in an arthropod containment vessel. Arthropods ambulate onto a repository substrate and implant eggs. Operators can selectively remove entire repositories or individual substrates (as required) from the containment vessel. The system allows operators to utilize batch, continuous, and semi-continuous culture methods to rear target arthropods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Margaret L. Allen
  • Patent number: 8733284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for breeding flying insects, more particularly flies, and still more particularly black soldier flies. An apparatus for the production and collection of flying insect eggs comprising: a vessel for containing a substrate upon which larvae and/or pupae develop into flying insects, a cage for retaining the insects, a tubular passage or duct connecting the vessel to the cage through which the flies travel from the vessel to the cage, a moist substrate within the cage upon which the insects will lay eggs, and a light source within or proximate the cage for providing light of a wavelength that enhances the tendency of the insects in the cage to mate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Enviroflight, LLC
    Inventor: Glen Neil Courtright
  • Patent number: 8722072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active ingredient combinations which are composed of a known dihydrofuranone derivative on the one hand and of other known active pesticidal ingredients on the other hand, and are suitable for controlling animal pests from the families of the Aleyrodidae, Thripidae, Psyllidae and Agromyzidae, and also, more particularly, from the order of the Acari. The invention also relates to combinations which consist of the abovementioned active ingredient combinations on the one hand and of beneficial species on the other hand and which are suitable for controlling animal pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Fischer, Veronica Companys, Estuardo Jara Dominguez, Heike Hungenberg, Peter Meisner
  • Patent number: 8677934
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or consisting of, a polynucleotide sequence encoding an oligopeptide capable of inducing post-mating depression of receptivity to mating in female insects, wherein said oligopeptide is resistant to proteolytic degradation, is provided for expression in sterile transgenic male insects useful in the control of insect populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shalom Applebaum, Yael Heifetz
  • Publication number: 20140020630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for breeding flying insects, more particularly flies, and still more particularly black soldier flies. An apparatus for the production and collection of flying insect eggs comprising: a vessel for containing a substrate upon which larvae and/or pupae develop into flying insects, a cage for retaining the insects, a tubular passage or duct connecting the vessel to the cage through which the flies travel from the vessel to the cage, a moist substrate within the cage upon which the insects will lay eggs, and a light source within or proximate the cage for providing light of a wavelength that enhances the tendency of the insects in the cage to mate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: ENVIROFLIGHT, LLC
    Inventor: Glen Neil Courtright
  • Patent number: 8336491
    Abstract: An injector for injecting at least one substance into eggs, comprising an injection body that can be moved between a raised position and an injection position, and equipped with an injection conduit, an injection needle, a guiding and protection tube of the needle subject to elastic stress by elastic means to an idle position and capable of being moved towards a retracted position by pressing its distal end against an egg when the injector is in the injection position. The injector is equipped with control means for controlling the supply of said injection conduit with at least one substance, said tube cooperating with said control means to disable the supply of said injection conduit when said tube is in the idle position and to enable the supply of said conduit when said tube is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Ceva Sante Animale
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Yvin, Michaël Nadreau, Ephrem Adjanohoun
  • Patent number: 8327798
    Abstract: A method of hatching of hatchery eggs that includes: (a) treating the egg shell surface with a coating composition comprising a coating agent, to form a coating on the surface of the egg's shell; and (b) incubating the egg under conditions to cause hatching to occur. The hatching yield of the hatchery eggs is improved as compared to control eggs not treated as defined in (a). Also discloses is a composition for treating of hatchery eggs prior to incubation. The composition includes a coating agent, and the composition improves the hatching yield of hatchery eggs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Natratec International Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacob Lahav, Emil Polyansky, Shaul Naschitz
  • Patent number: 8322302
    Abstract: A method for breeding Musca Domestica includes placing imagoes of Musca Domestica in an environment having a temperature of 18-35° C. and having a humidity of 50-80%. A laying pan is provided to attract the imagoes of Musca Domestica to lay eggs in the laying pan. The laying pan includes substances capable of attracting the imagoes of Musca Domestica to lay eggs in the laying pan. The eggs are transferred into a cultivating material including at least one product of soybean and/or milk. The eggs of Musca Domestica are bred at a temperature of 20-35° C. until hatching into larvae. The larvae are placed on swine feces and bred at a temperature of 20-35° C. for 2-3 days. The yield and breeding speed of the larvae of Musca Domestica are increased by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: New I Ten Rin Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsung Chang
  • Patent number: 8322304
    Abstract: A method for producing a nutrient from larvae of Musca Domestica includes breeding and growing imagoes of Musca Domestica in an environment having a temperature of 18-35° C. and having a humidity of 50-80%. The imagoes of Musca Domestica lay eggs in the environment. The eggs of Musca Domestica are transferred into a cultivating material including at least one product of soybean and/or milk. The eggs of Musca Domestica are bred at a temperature of 20-35° C. until hatching into larvae. The larvae of Musca Domestica are placed on swine feces/urine of a thickness of 4-10 cm at a temperature of 20-35° C. for 2-3 days. The larvae feed on and decompose the swine feces/urine. The larvae of Musca Domestica are collected and treated by hot water and dehydrated to obtain a nutrient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: New I Ten Rin Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsung Chung
  • Patent number: 8322303
    Abstract: A method for treating swine feces/urine includes breeding and growing imagoes of Musca Domestica in an environment having a temperature of 18-35° C. and having a humidity of 50-80%. The imagoes of Musca Domestica lay eggs in the environment. The eggs of Musca Domestic are transferred into a cultivating material including at least one product of soybean and/or milk. The eggs of Musca Domestica are bred at a temperature of 20-35° C. until hatching into larvae. The larvae of Musca Domestica are placed on swine feces/urine of a thickness of 4-10 cm at a temperature of 20-35° C. for 2-3 days. The larvae feed on and decompose the swine feces/urine. The swine feces/urine can be decomposed in 5-7 days without causing pollution to the air, water sources, and environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: New I Ten Rin Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsung Chang
  • Patent number: 8322305
    Abstract: A method for making fertilizer from swine feces/urine by using Musca Domestica includes breeding and growing imagoes of Musca Domestica in an environment having a temperature of 18-35° C. and having a humidity of 50-80%. The imagoes of Musca Domestica lay eggs in the environment. The eggs of Musca Domestic are transferred into a cultivating material including at least one product of soybean and/or milk. The eggs of Musca Domestica are bred at a temperature of 20-35° C. until hatching into larvae. The larvae of Musca Domestica are placed on swine feces/urine of a thickness of 4-10 cm at a temperature of 20-35° C. for 2-3 days. The larvae feed on and decompose the swine feces/urine. The swine feces/urine decomposed by the larvae of Musca Domestica are collected and used as fertilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: New I Ten Rin Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsung Chang
  • Patent number: 8312841
    Abstract: A method for culturing and producing mites, such as house dust mites, comprising culturing the mites in a suitable solid growth medium, under suitable conditions and for a suitable period of time in a suitable production room, characterized in that the mites are cultured in medium comprised within a closed bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Alk-Abello A/S
    Inventors: Carmen Arteaga Vazquez, Juan Carlos Moreno Segura, Fernando Juan Vidales, Maria Jose Chamorro Salillas
  • Patent number: 8297227
    Abstract: Method and device for injecting at least one product in an egg for treating the embryo. The method includes perforating a shell and an outer shell membrane on a large end of the egg, and injecting the product into an air chamber of the egg under pressure sufficient for the product to reach the amniotic fluid after passing with pressure through an inner shell membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: CEVA SANTE ANIMALE, societe anonyme
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Breuil, Vivienne Breuil
  • Patent number: 8201518
    Abstract: An automatic egg injection machine comprises a separate injector support grid and injector locking device. The injector locking device is attached to the body of the egg injection machine to prevent motion during the vaccination process. Individual air tubes are inserted into slots in the injector locking device, and are inflated with compressed air to lock the injectors in place during the injection process, thereby minimizing the possibility of injector movement. Both the injector support grid and injector locking device can be exchanged for other components with different egg configurations so that one egg injection machine can be used for more than one sized incubator egg flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: David Fredrick Smith
  • Publication number: 20110296756
    Abstract: In the long-term space human living environment, the biological wastes from human, animals, and plants can be fully digested and recycled by rearing six kinds of recycling animals which will be nourishing feed stuff for feeding edible animals. These edible animals and their eggs combined with space plants will be various food for human. Water and nutrition left in the residues after rearing these recycling animals can be recycled and used to fertilize plants. All the animals and plants can be solidly reared in same cabin on the shelf with high densities in boxes, cages, trays and tanks which are all in minimum volume and weight. It is the basis for realizing mini space farm which provides a self-sufficient food regenerative system that enable humans to live and work in space independent of food supply from earth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Mao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110174222
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing BSF. The method comprising: providing adult black soldier flies in a breeding farm of black soldier fly; and providing, in the breeding farm, an induction medium comprising sawdust and, on the induction medium, a breeding induction apparatus having a plurality of breeding grooves in which to allow the adult black soldier flies to lay eggs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Sang Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110081452
    Abstract: Method for obtaining insect larvae kept alive and use thereof as food for fish with an oral orifice having a diameter of between 1.2 and 4 mm, in particular aquarium fish and alevins of farmed species, and also for pets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR DEVELOPPOEMENT (I.R.D.)
    Inventors: Saurin Hem, Melta Rini Fahmi
  • Patent number: 7789039
    Abstract: Methods and hosts for rearing insect parasitoids are provided. Particularly, polymer beads (alginate, carrageenan, and chitosan) are used to rear endoparasitoids in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Université Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: Thierry Hance, Michèle Debatty-Mestdagh, Vincent Cambier, Catherine Boegen, Frédéric Muratori, Olivier Lebbe, Ana-Maria Dos Santos Goncalves
  • Publication number: 20080295774
    Abstract: A method for mass rearing of insects. A web including a plurality of wells is provided. Insect eggs or larvae and growth medium are loaded in the wells. The wells are covered. The web is rolled up. The eggs or larvae are incubated during eggs hatch and larval growth. The web is unrolled and the larvae harvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Chesapeake Perl, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikolai A. Van Beek, David C. Davis, Thomas A. Curran, Wayne C. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7354611
    Abstract: A new protein supplement for insect rearing contains extracts of insect eggs or cultured insect egg embryonic cell lines from insects such as Plodia interpunctella and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, etc., to increase the fecundity of insects reared for biocontrol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Stephen M. Ferkovich, Jeffrey Shapiro
  • Patent number: 6938574
    Abstract: In space, wastes from humans, animals, and crops can be fully recycled by rearing maggots which will be nourishing feedstuff for feeding animals. These animals and their eggs combined with crop plants will be varied food for humans in space. Water and nutrition left in the residues remaining after rearing the maggots can be recycled and used to fertilize crop plants. Rearing maggots, animals, and crop plants provides a self-sufficient food regenerative system that enables humans to live and work in space on long term missions independent of food from earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventor: Mao Zhang
  • Patent number: 6863022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for breeding of insects for therapeutic application of secretions of fly larvae (maggots) on a wound. The device includes an application container for receiving the fly eggs. The fly larvae from the egg stage up to the maggot stage is develop inside the application container and the maggots are grown until they secrete a therapeutically active secretion. The application container is maintain under development conditions influenced in a controlled manner which retard the further development of the eggs for storage. The application container includes fluid transmissive walls that allow the passing of secretions produced by the maggot through the walls of the application container into the wound but prevents passage of the maggots enclosed in the application container. In addition, the device of the present invention includes an incubation container to maintain the eggs in controlled incubating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventor: Wilhelm Fleischmann
  • Patent number: 6527498
    Abstract: Apparatus for repositioning eggs from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position such that injection/removal of material into/from the side of the egg can occur. Each apparatus may include a cradle, an alignment member, and an orientation member. The cradle has an inclined, arcuate surface with an upper portion, a lower portion, and opposite side portions. The alignment member is operably positioned adjacent the cradle and is configured to engage an egg positioned on the arcuate surface lower portion in an inclined orientation and to releasably secure the egg in a predetermined alignment relative to the cradle. The orientation member is operably positioned relative to the cradle, and is configured to urge an egg positioned on the lower portion in an inclined orientation to a generally vertical orientation after injection/removal of material into/from the egg has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Alan Chalker, II, Johnny Mark Townsend, Edward Atkinson Pomeroy, III
  • Patent number: 6244213
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly loading small particulate matter such as insect (e.g., lacewing) eggs into containers for uniformly distributing the eggs into individual units of the containers. The apparatus uses a fluid dispensing system to move the eggs from a holder to the containers located below. The method of the present invention provides a volumetrically measured quantity of eggs to be distributed to the individual units of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Agriculture
    Inventors: Walker L. Tedders, John L. Blythe
  • Patent number: 6184434
    Abstract: A novel entomopathogenic nematode of the genus Steinernema, which is effective as a biopesticide for the control of insects, and particularly the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. This nematode has been identified as Steinernema riobravis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Jimmy R. Raulston, Sammy D. Pair, Cabanillas Enrique