Abstract: A method of making a food source or medicinal composition and a mycotecture construction unit includes (a) cultivating a mycelium/substrate composite and edible mushrooms, and (b) manufacturing the mycotecture construction unit. A mycelium inoculum is formed of a preselected fungus and used to inoculate a substrate. Mycelium are grown in the inoculated substrate in a growing column and edible mushrooms are harvested from the mycelium, leaving a mycelium-substrate composite. The manufacture of the mycotecture construction unit includes placing the mycelium-substrate composite into a modular, reconfigurable press having a cavity with a predetermined shape; pressing the mycelium-substrate composite at a predetermined pressure; and heating the mycelium-substrate composite in a heating chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2022
Date of Patent:
June 4, 2024
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Standard Bank Group Limited
Inventors:
Andreas Mershin, Christopher Maurer, Patritsia Maria Stathatou, Carolyn Margaret Cameron-Kirksmith
Abstract: A data collection and analysis method aligns data across processes and products. The method includes collecting data in real time; mapping the data to a matrix between function and data points; and multiplexing the data. An integrated manufacturing process of a plurality of intermediate and final products from mycelium includes collecting data from the system at intervals; analyzing the data; iteratively optimizing the manufacturing process from the processed data; and generating environmental certifications from the processed data. An adaptive, unified mycotecture platform in conjunction with a digital recording and analysis system monitors and iteratively optimizes growth, harvest, packaging, quality control, and payment. The platform includes a manufacturing facility(ies) having a growing section, a storage section, and a manufacturing section.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 29, 2023
Publication date:
October 26, 2023
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Standard Bank Group Limited
Inventors:
Andreas Mershin, Christopher Maurer, Carolyn Margaret Cameron-Kirksmith, Yang Gao
Abstract: A method of making a food source or medicinal composition and a mycotecture construction unit includes (a) cultivating a mycelium/substrate composite and edible mushrooms, and (b) manufacturing the mycotecture construction unit. A mycelium inoculum is formed of a preselected fungus and used to inoculate a substrate. Mycelium are grown in the inoculated substrate in a growing column and edible mushrooms are harvested from the mycelium, leaving a mycelium-substrate composite. The manufacture of the mycotecture construction unit includes placing the mycelium-substrate composite into a modular, reconfigurable press having a cavity with a predetermined shape; pressing the mycelium-substrate composite at a predetermined pressure; and heating the mycelium-substrate composite in a heating chamber.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 14, 2022
Publication date:
July 14, 2022
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Standard Bank Group Limited
Inventors:
Andreas Mershin, Christopher Maurer, Patritsia Maria Stathatou, Carolyn Margaret Cameron-Kirksmith