Patents by Inventor Hans CALIS

Hans CALIS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11712027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and facility for breeding insects. According to the invention, the insect breeding facility comprises a spawning area comprising spawning containers which are adapted to receive adult insects and insect food, wherein at least one spawn structure is provided in each spawning container, in which spawn structures the mother insects will spawn their eggs. Furthermore a hatch area is provided in which the eggs will hatch and which allows periodical harvesting of baby larvae from the hatch area. The hatch area comprises a plurality of hatching chambers corresponding in number with the number of batches of spawning containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: YNSECT NL R&D B.V.
    Inventors: Hans Calis, Pieter Johannes Antonius Franken
  • Patent number: 10687521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and facility for breeding insects. According to the invention, the insect breeding facility comprises a spawning area comprising spawning containers which are adapted to receive adult insects and insect food, wherein at least one spawn structure is provided in each spawning container, in which spawn structures the mother insects will spawn their eggs. The plurality of spawning containers are stacked in one or more stacks of containers. Furthermore a hatch area is provided in which the eggs will hatch and which allows periodical harvesting of baby larvae from the hatch area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Proti Farm R & D B.V.
    Inventors: Hans Calis, Pieter Johannes Antonius Franken
  • Publication number: 20200146270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and facility for breeding insects. According to the invention, the insect breeding facility comprises a spawning area comprising spawning containers which are adapted to receive adult insects and insect food, wherein at least one spawn structure is provided in each spawning container, in which spawn structures the mother insects will spawn their eggs. Furthermore a hatch area is provided in which the eggs will hatch and which allows periodical harvesting of baby larvae from the hatch area. The hatch area comprises a plurality of hatching chambers corresponding in number with the number of batches of spawning containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hans CALIS, Pieter Johannes Antonius FRANKEN
  • Patent number: 10595517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insect spawning container in which at least one spawn structure is provided in which the mother insects will spawn their eggs. The spawn structure has a scalable face such that the mother beetles can crawl from the bottom onto and up along the scalable face of the spawn structure, the spawn structure comprising a multitude of crevices accessible from the scalable face, the crevices having dimensions tuned to the egg-laying tube of the mother beetles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Proti-Farm R & D B.V.
    Inventors: Hans Calis, Pieter Johannes Antonius Franken
  • Publication number: 20180242563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insect spawning container in which at least one spawn structure is provided in which the mother insects will spawn their eggs. The spawn structure has a scalable face such that the mother beetles can crawl from the bottom onto and up along the scalable face of the spawn structure, the spawn structure comprising a multitude of crevices accessible from the scalable face, the crevices having dimensions tuned to the egg-laying tube of the mother beetles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Hans CALIS
  • Publication number: 20180055021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and facility for breeding insects. According to the invention, the insect breeding facility comprises a spawning area comprising spawning containers which are adapted to receive adult insects and insect food, wherein at least one spawn structure is provided in each spawning container, in which spawn structures the mother insects will spawn their eggs. The plurality of spawning containers are stacked in one or more stacks of containers. Furthermore a hatch area is provided in which the eggs will hatch and which allows periodical harvesting of baby larvae from the hatch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hans CALIS, Pieter Johannes Antonius FRANKEN