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
Abstract: In some examples, a system may be configured to generating flour having a uniform particle size of less than 100 Microns from whole insects. For example, the may include generating a slurry from whole insects by adding water while blending the whole insects using one or more mixers to generate an insect slurry. In some cases, the water is added to the insect parts to reduce the viscosity and to assist in separating the whole insects into parts. In some cases, the insect slurry may be filtered.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2020
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2021
Assignee:
ASPIRE FOOD GROUP LTD
Inventors:
Gabriel Mott, Serena Harrington, Shobhita Soor, Mohammed Ashour, Michael Todd Hall
Abstract: A harvesting platform configured to navigate in a space over a room configured for the cultivation of insects. The harvesting platform may be equipped with a watering device and feed delivery device for supplying nutrients to the insect population being cultivated within the room. The harvesting platform may also be equipped with a harvesting device, such as a vacuum system, to harvest or remove the insects from the room when matured.
Abstract: An autonomous feed delivery platform configured to navigate through a facility and deliver insect feed to multiple insect habitats located within the facility. In some cases, the feed delivery platform may be configured to deliver the feed to multiple insect habitats at substantially the same time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 20, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 5, 2021
Assignee:
ASPIRE FOOD GROUP LTD
Inventors:
Michael Todd Hall, Gabriel Mott, Mohammed Ashour