公开(公告)号：US20220306547A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17615589

申请日：2020-06-03

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jacobus Henricus Antonius Maria Gillis ,  Ramon René Wijts

IPC分类号： C05F11/00 ,  C05F5/00 ,  C05F9/04 ,  C10L5/42 ,  C10L5/44 ,  A23K10/30 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K50/90

摘要： The invention relates to a biomass composition comprising insect particles or worm particles. The insect particles are for example derived from larvae such as fly larvae, in particular larvae of the species black soldier fly. The insect particles are for example provided by grinding insects. The biomass composition comprises for example ground grain and/or tuber parts of a root vegetable. The invention also related to a method for providing a biomass composition comprising insect particles or worm particles. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the biomass composition in the production of fertilizer, biofuel, animal feed. Furthermore, the invention relates to such fertilizer, biofuel, feed, comprising the biomass composition.

公开(公告)号：US20220304290A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17615594

申请日：2020-06-03

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Vincent De Gelder ,  Maurits Petrus Maria Jansen ,  Kees Wilhelmus Petrus Aarts ,  Eric Holland Schmitt

IPC分类号： A01K67/033 ,  B65D85/50

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for rearing invertebrates by utilizing a plurality of crates (4) arranged into a plurality of stacks (6), each crate (4) in each stack (6) defining an airflow path (80) there through from an inlet opening (48) in a first wall (46) to an outlet opening (48) in a second wall (46) opposite the first wall (46) of each crate (4). The plurality of crates (4) are arranged in a climate controlled chamber (2).

公开(公告)号：US20220304287A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17615590

申请日：2020-05-20

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jaap van Kilsdonk ,  Eric Holland Schmitt ,  Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina Jacobs ,  Henricus Petrus Johannes Simons ,  Maurits Petrus Maria Jansen ,  Ward Tollenaar

IPC分类号： A01K67/033 ,  B04C5/18

摘要： The invention relates to a device for use in large-scale industrial insect farming. More in particular, the invention relates to an insects transport device for transporting live insects from a first location to a predetermined second location, the insects transport device comprising a gas guiding unit, a gas discharge member and a feeder arrangement, wherein the insects transport device is configured to receive live insects such as freshly hatched neonate larvae, for example of black soldier fly, or mites, wherein the live insects are directly taken up in a laminar flow of gas after exiting the feeder arrangement in a free fall under influence of gravitation such that the live insects do not contact any surface of the insects transport device, and while in said gas are transported to a predetermined location in the insects transport device. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the device in industrial insect farming, such as large-scale farming of black soldier flies or mites. The invention also relates to a method of dosing live insects, wherein for example live insects are dosed which are essentially of the same age (e.g. within an age difference of 1 second-5 minutes), such as freshly hatched neonate larvae. In addition, the invention relates to a single dose of neonate larvae obtained with the method, wherein larvae have a small larvae-to-larvae age difference within the single dose.

公开(公告)号：US20210076637A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US16954534

申请日：2018-12-21

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jaap van Kilsdonk ,  Eric Holland Schmitt ,  Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina Jacobs ,  Henricus Petrus Johannes Simons ,  Maurits Petrus Maria Jansen

IPC分类号： A01K1/08 ,  A01K67/033 ,  A01K1/00

摘要： The invention relates to a device for use in large-scale industrial insect farming. More in particular, the invention relates to a live insects transport device for transporting live insects from a first location to a predetermined second location, the live insects transport device comprising a fluid guiding unit, a fluid discharge member and a feeder arrangement, wherein the live insects transport device is configured to receive live insects such as freshly hatched neonate larvae, for example of black soldier fly, wherein the live insects are taken up in a laminar flow of fluid and while in said fluid are transported to a predetermined location in the live insects transport device. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the device in industrial insect farming, such as large-scale farming of black soldier flies, and the invention relates to a method of dosing live insects, wherein preferably live insects are doses which are essentially of the same age, such as freshly hatched neonate larvae.

公开(公告)号：US20200337281A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16954540

申请日：2018-12-21

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jaco Jansen ,  Raymond Joseph Leushuis ,  Jaap van Kilsdonk ,  Eric Holland Schmitt ,  Johannes Dijkshoorn

IPC分类号： A01K67/033 ,  A01K1/00

摘要： The invention relates to a climate control device for controlling the temperature and humidity of air supplied to colonies of insects cultured in an industrial scale insect farm. In particular, the invention relates to a controllable air conditioning system involving a network of pipes connecting at least one cluster having at least one insect farming cage, such that air is conditionable in the cages at the cluster level. More specifically, the invention relates to a system having a central main air conditioning facility providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a number of local air conditioning devices, each separate local air conditioning device providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a plethora of clusters of insect breeding cages separately, said cages housed in a temperature conditioned farming room. This way, insects in cages housed in farming rooms are farmed under improved conditions with regard to minimized cage-to-cage temperature differences and differences in relative air humidity, due to the use of the climate control device of the invention.

公开(公告)号：US20240041068A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US17641821

申请日：2020-09-16

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Aman Paul

IPC分类号： A23J3/34 ,  A23J3/04 ,  A23J1/02 ,  A23J3/22 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K10/14 ,  A23K50/80 ,  A23L27/21 ,  A61K35/64 ,  A61K9/00

CPC分类号： A23J3/341 ,  A23J3/04 ,  A23J1/02 ,  A23J3/227 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K10/14 ,  A23K50/80 ,  A23L27/215 ,  A61K35/64 ,  A61K9/0056

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for producing enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins, in particular from black soldier fly larvae protein as the protein source. In addition, the present invention relates to enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins and to Maillard reaction products of enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins, in particular from black soldier fly larvae protein as the protein source. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins or to the use of the Maillard reaction products of enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins. Finally, the present invention relates to a pet food product, a pet food ingredient, an animal feed product or an animal feed ingredient comprising, or consisting of, the enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins or the Maillard reaction products of enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins, and relates to a human food product or a human food ingredient comprising, or consisting of, the enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins or the Maillard reaction products of enzymatically hydrolysed water-soluble insect proteins.

公开(公告)号：US11878878B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17615606

申请日：2020-06-03

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Lucius Petrus Cornelis De Wolf ,  Stijn Harms ,  Kees Wilhelmus Petrus Aarts ,  Eric Holland Schmitt

IPC分类号： B65G51/01 ,  B65G47/19

CPC分类号： B65G51/01 ,  B65G47/19 ,  B65G2201/047 ,  B65G2203/0258

摘要： Connector assembly (100), system and method for converting a batch wise supply of insects (102) to a continuous supply of insects (102). A container unit is present (105) having an internal volume, a water inlet unit (106-109, 117), and a suspension outlet unit (110-113). A receiving unit (101) has a top opening (101a) arranged for receiving batch wise quantities of insects (102) and a bottom opening (114). A conveyor unit (104) has a receiving part (104b) arranged near the bottom opening (114) of the receiving unit (101), and an outlet end (119) extending into the container unit (105). By suspending the insects (102) in water it is possible to transport the suspension of insects (102) in water, e.g. to a buffer container (300).

公开(公告)号：US11832600B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17615592

申请日：2020-06-03

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jaco Jansen ,  Willemijn Heleen Lever ,  Hendrikus Ant Schol ,  Raymond Joseph Leushuis

IPC分类号： A01K67/033

CPC分类号： A01K67/033 ,  A01K2227/706

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US20230165280A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17798581

申请日：2021-02-15

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Eric Holland Schmitt ,  Seyed Ali Hosseini ,  Aman Paul

IPC分类号： A23K40/00 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23J1/00 ,  A23K10/26 ,  A23K20/10 ,  A23K30/20 ,  A23K40/10 ,  A23K50/48 ,  A23K50/75 ,  A23L13/00 ,  A23L35/00 ,  A23L5/20

CPC分类号： A23K40/00 ,  A23J1/00 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K10/26 ,  A23K20/10 ,  A23K30/20 ,  A23K40/10 ,  A23K50/48 ,  A23K50/75 ,  A23L5/23 ,  A23L13/00 ,  A23L35/00 ,  A23V2250/51 ,  A23V2250/204 ,  A23V2250/542 ,  A23V2300/50

摘要： The invention relates to a method for the provision of degutted insects, such as black soldier fly larvae and mealworm, preferably live degutted insects. The invention also relates to degutted (live or dead) insects such as larvae and to processed degutted insects such as larvae. The invention also relates to the use of the degutted insect according to the invention or use of the processed degutted insect of the invention for the separation of the degutted insect or of the processed degutted insect in at least a fat fraction and/or at least a protein fraction. In addition, the invention relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is any one of live or dead insect, insect puree, minced insect, insect powder, particulate insect, granulated insect, or insect meal, dried insect, oven-dried insect, lyophilized insect, or oven-dried insect using refractive drying obtained from degutted insect provided with the method of the invention. The invention also relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is insect gut content, wherein the gut content is provided with the method of the invention. Finally, the invention relates to the method, the degutted insect provided with the method, the degutted insect, insects products, insect gut content according to the invention, wherein the insect is black soldier fly, preferably black soldier fly larvae, or wherein the insect is mealworm.

公开(公告)号：US11382317B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16954540

申请日：2018-12-21

申请人： Protix B.V.

发明人： Jaco Jansen ,  Raymond Joseph Leushuis ,  Jaap van Kilsdonk ,  Eric Holland Schmitt ,  Johannes Dijkshoorn

IPC分类号： A01K67/033 ,  A01K1/00

摘要： The invention relates to a climate control device for controlling the temperature and humidity of air supplied to colonies of insects cultured in an industrial scale insect farm. In particular, the invention relates to a controllable air conditioning system involving a network of pipes connecting at least one cluster having at least one insect farming cage, such that air is conditionable in the cages at the cluster level. More specifically, the invention relates to a system having a central main air conditioning facility providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a number of local air conditioning devices, each separate local air conditioning device providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a plethora of clusters of insect breeding cages separately, said cages housed in a temperature conditioned farming room. This way, insects in cages housed in farming rooms are farmed under improved conditions with regard to minimized cage-to-cage temperature differences and differences in relative air humidity, due to the use of the climate control device of the invention.