Table 8 Other Materials und Production Methods
US11638671B2 | 02.05.2023 | TRAMMELL JENNIFER, US | Mycelium composite burial container | US 10.09.2041 |
A container for holding a deceased or their remains comprising: a) An outer surface made at least in part of mycelium composite, wherein the outer surface comprises a plurality of equally spaced apart grooves on at least a majority of the outer surface; b) An opening for receiving the deceased or their remains; c) A lid made at least in part of mycelium composite, wherein the lid is configured to completely seal the opening; and d) One or more pegs made at least in part of mycelium composite, each peg comprising a first end and a second end distal from the first end, the first end configured for insertion into any of the plurality of grooves, the second end consisting essentially of a decorative element | ||||
US11359074B2 | 14.06.2022 | ECOVATIVE DESIGN LLC, US | Solution based post-processing methods for mycological biopolymer material and mycological product made thereby | US 12.08.2038 |
JP7161489B2 (29.03.2038); BR112019020132B1 (29.03.2038); AU2018243372A1 (pending); CA3058212A1 (pending); EP3599832A4 (pending); CN110506104B (29.03.2038); US20230013465A1 (pending) | A method comprising the steps of: • Obtaining a tissue consisting essentially of fungal mycelium containing native moisture, wherein said fungal mycelium is free of any stripe, cap or spores; • Treating said tissue with an organic solvent solution for a period of time sufficient to permit permeability into the tissue while desiccating the tissue to replace said native moisture with said solvent solution; • Removing said tissue from said solution; • Pressing said tissue to a minor thickness thereof; and • Thereafter drying said tissue, thereby providing a processed mycological biopolymer having a density within a range of 15 pcf to 50 pcf | |||
US11310968B2 | 26.04.2022 | MYCOWORKS INC, US | System for growing fungal materials | US 14.07.2037 |
US10842089B2 (21.11.2038); US10687482B2 (27.06.2038); US11013189B2 (14.07.20238); US11793124B2 (14.07.2023); EP484995A4; MX2019386A (pending) | A scaffold structure for growing fungi comprising: a) A nutrient substrate comprising evenly distributed fungal inoculum; b) A porous material positioned away from said nutrient substrate and defining an intermediate layer which does not readily bind with fungal tissue and provides uniform initial conditions of growth, wherein the porous material is microperforated or woven and selected from the group consisting of metal, plastic, and ceramic plate; c) A closed administrable space positioned away from said nutrient substrate and said porous material; d) A first layer of fungal tissue connecting said nutrient substrate to and through said porous material to said administrable space; e) A successive layer of fungal tissue within said administrable space; f) A growth field comprising growth field locations such that growth of said first layer of fungal tissue is directed through said growth field locations so as to create said successive layer of fungal tissue comprising fungal hyphae; and g) A portion of fungal material delaminated from said intermediate layer, the delaminated portion being different from said fungal tissue in that the delaminated portion is chemically or physically altered | |||
US11359174B2 | 14.06.2022 | ECOVATIVE DESIGN LLC, US | Bioreactor paradigm for the production of secondary extra-particle hyphal matrices | US 01.05.2040 |
US20230056666A1; AU2019352842A1; CA3113935A1; EP3860370A4; all pending | A method of producing a mycological material comprising the steps of providing a vessel having a chamber; loading a substrate of discrete elements inoculated with a filamentous fungus into said chamber; feeding a pre-conditioned air stream through said vessel for diffusion between said discrete elements in said chamber and for a time sufficient for said filamentous fungus to expand a contiguous network of hyphae between and around said discrete elements to form an isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix; and continuing to feed said pre-conditioned air stream through said vessel for diffusion between said discrete elements and said isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix for a time sufficient to develop a polarized condition within said vessel wherein air exits said isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix as a laminar flow into at least one void space within said vessel and to form an extra-particle hyphal matrix extending from said isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix in the direction of airflow within said at least void space | |||
!!! US11277979B2 | 22.03.2022 | ECOVATIVE DESIGN LLC, US | Mycological biopolymers grown in void space tooling | US 15.06.2036 |
US20220290199A1 pending | A process of growing a mycological biopolymer material, comprising the steps of a) Providing a tool defining a cavity therein with an opening into said cavity; b) Packing said cavity of the tool with nutritive substrate and a fungus; c) Placing a lid on said tool to cover said cavity, said lid having only one outlet therein defining a void space open to fresh air; d) Allowing said fungus to grow mycelium within said cavity and to allow the mycelium to respirate within said cavity thereby producing carbon dioxide while colonizing the nutritive substrate; e) Allowing the produced carbon dioxide to diffuse out of said outlet in said lid to create a gradient of carbon dioxide; and f) Allowing the mycelium to grow along said gradient to fill said void space without producing a stipe, cap or spore therein and to produce a mycelium biopolymer in said void space (even though the features sound carefully phrased, it appears as if the subject matter was realized by a substrate with mycelium for food mushroom production that is arranged in a bucket with a partially closing lid, see Discussion) | |||
US10945382B2 | 16.03.2021 | GROWSQUARES INC, US | Soil module and method of manufacture thereof | US 07.11.2038 |
US11102938B2 (07.11.2038) | A self-contained soil module, the self-contained soil module comprising: • A biodegradable outer frame forming an outer surface of the self-contained soil module comprising a top side, a bottom side, and one or more side walls, wherein the biodegradable outer frame is constructed from at least a mycelium sheet, the mycelium sheet grown from a mycelium substrate mixture, the mycelium substrate mixture configured to grow such that the mycelium substrate mixture fully forms at least one of the top side, the bottom side, and the one or more side walls; • A soil composition disposed within the biodegradable outer frame; and • An inner layer comprising a biodegradable wrapping disposed within the biodegradable outer frame, the biodegradable wrapping comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet, wherein the upper sheet and the lower sheet are situated in parallel planes; • At least one plant seed of at least one type of plant disposed between the upper sheet and the lower sheet; and • A grid structure disposed on the bottom side, the grid structure in contact with the one or more side walls | |||
US11015059B2 | 25.05.2021 | BOLT THREADS INC, US | Composite material, and methods for production thereof | US 22.05.2040 |
US11891514B2 (22.05.2040); SG11202112275VA; CA3137693A1; MX2021014233A; TW202112943A; CN114127278A; JP2022534025A; AU2020279832A1; EP3973055A4; KR20220027075A | A composite mycelium material, comprising: • A cultivated mycelium material comprising one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae is disrupted; and • A bonding agent selected from the group consisting of a vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer, a vinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer, a polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin (PAE), a copolymer, transglutaminase, citric acid, genipin, alginateegotiarabic, latex, a natural adhesive, and a synthetic adhesive | |||
!!! EP2094856B1 | 08.11.2016 | ECOVATIVE DESIGN LLC, US | Method for producing grown materials and products made thereby | 13.12.2027 ES, PL, SI, CH, HU, BE, TR, SK, SE, RO, PT, NL, LV, LT, IT, IE, GB, FR, FI, DK, DE, BG, AT |
US9485917B2 (31.07.2035); US8999687B2 (18.05.2028); US10525662B2 (27.03.2028); US9801345B2 (31.03.2030); US9795088B2 (03.02.2029; US10589489B2 (11.10.2028); US10583626B2 (28.08.2028); US11932584B2 (21.05.2028); JP5740492B2, JP5457194B2 (both 13.12.2027); CA 2672312C (13.12.2027); NZ 578415A (pending); CN 101627127B (13.12.2027); AU2007333545B2 (13.12.2027); IL199315A (Filing Date + 20 years: 11.06.2029); IL234585A, IL234584B (both Filing Date + 20 years: 11.09.2034) | A method of making a composite material characterized in the steps of forming an inoculum including a preselected fungus; forming a mixture of a substrate of discrete particles and a nutrient material, said nutrient material being capable of being digested by said fungi; adding said inoculum to said mixture; and Allowing said fungus to digest said nutrient material in said mixture over a period sufficient to grow hyphae and to allow said hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around said discrete particles thereby bonding said discrete particles together to form a self-supporting composite material (Opposition had been filed on December 29, 2016, by CNC Holding but was withdrawn later, despite the preliminary opinion being in favour of the opponent.) | |||
KR102001771B1 | 18.07.2019 | KOREA MARITIME UNIV IND ACAD, KR | Manufacturing method for eco-friendly working materials with coffee waste | KR 12.02.2038 |
none | A method combining coffee grounds, sawdust and Pleurotus eryngii | |||
US08313939B2 | 20.11.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH INC, US; JOHNSTON et al., US | Injection molded mycelium and method | US 29.12.2030 |
none | A method of making a molded part, comprising: • Forming a mixture of a fungal inoculum, a nutrient source for the fungal inoculum, and a liquid; • Injecting the mixture into a first mold cavity; • Sealing the first mold cavity against a second mold cavity; • Growing live mycelium from the fungal inoculum to fill the first and second mold cavities to form a first molded part; • Curing the live mycelium to terminate further growth; • Separating the first mold cavity and the second mold cavity; • Injecting a mycelium slurry over the first molded part in the first mold cavity; • Sealing the first mold cavity against a third mold cavity; • Growing live mycelium from the mycelium slurry to form a second molded part over the first molded part; and • Curing the live mycelium of the second molded part to terminate further growth and develop a dual mycelium molded part made up of the first molded part and the second molded part | |||
US8298809B2 | 30.10.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Method of making a hardened elongate structure from mycelium | US 13.08.2030 |
none | A method of making a hardened elongate structure, comprising: • Growing mycelium to produce a live mycelium mat having a thickness between approximately 0.125 inches (0.3175 cm) and 2.0 inches (5.08 cm) and having branching hyphae; • Layering the live mycelium mat to form an elongate multi-layered structure; • Allowing the hyphae to grow inward into the multi-layered structure such that the hyphae are interwoven throughout the multi-layered structure; and • Curing the multi-layered structure by heating the structure to a temperature of at least 150 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least one day to terminate mycelium growth and form a hardened elongate structure | |||
US08298810B2 | 30.10.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Mycelium structure with self-attaching coverstock and method | US 25.12.2030 |
none | A method of making an injection molded part, comprising: • Combining a fungal inoculum with a liquid and a nutrient source to form a mixture; • Inserting a coverstock into a hydraulic press injection mold having a closed mold cavity; • Injecting the mixture into the closed mold cavity of the hydraulic press injection mold through an injection port; • Growing live mycelium from the mixture that fills the closed mold cavity and physically couples with the coverstock; and • Heating the live mycelium to terminate further growth and develop an injection molded part made of mycelium and the coverstock for use in a vehicle interior | |||
US08283153B2 | 09.10.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Mycelium structures containing nanocomposite materials and method | US 09.06.2030 |
none | A method of making a molded part, comprising: • Mixing an aggregate with a fungal inoculum to form a mixture; • Evenly distributing nanoparticles throughout the mixture; • Inserting the mixture into a mold cavity; • Growing live mycelium to fill the mold cavity; and • Curing the live mycelium to terminate further growth of the molded part | |||
US08227224B2 | 24.07.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Method of making molded part comprising mycelium coupled to mechanical device | US 04.09.2030 |
none | A method of making a molded part, comprising: • Inserting a fungal inoculum and a mixture comprising a liquid and a nutrient for the fungal inoculum into a mold cavity; • Inserting a portion of a mechanical device into the mold cavity such that a portion of the mechanical device is exposed by not being inserted in the mold cavity; • Growing the fungal inoculum into live mycelium that operably couples with the portion of the mechanical device inserted in the mold cavity, and such that the mycelium does not couple to exposed portion of the mechanical device; and • Heating the mycelium to terminate further growth and develop a molded part made of mycelium and the mechanical device | |||
US08227225B2 | 24.07.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Plasticized mycelium composite and method | US 01.09.2030 |
none | A method of making a mycelium structure, comprising: • Dissolving a soluble plastic film having insoluble polymer particles in a liquid to form a solution of polymer particles; • Combining the solution of polymer particles with a fungal inoculum and a nutrient source for the inoculum to form a mixture; • Growing a live mycelium network that bonds with the polymer particles to form a plasticized structure; and • Terminating growth | |||
US08227233B2 | 24.07.2012 | FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC, US; EDWARD, US; ALAN, US | Method of making foamed mycelium structure | 01.09.2030 |
None | A method of making a foamed mycelium structure, comprising: • Providing a fungal inoculum having a fungus capable of growing hyphae; • Adding the fungal inoculum to a liquid and a nutrient source for the inoculum to form a slurry; • Placing the slurry in a reaction vessel having an agitation device; • Agitating the slurry in the presence of at least one select gas to create gas bubbles in the slurry; • Allowing the fungus to grow a live mycelium network through and around the gas bubbles; and • Terminating growth | |||