Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120225471 | Method for producing a composite material - A plant essential oil emulsion is used to disinfect the raw material used in making a self-supporting composite material formed by the growth of the hyphae of a fungus into and about the discrete particles of the raw material. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227899 | Method of Producing a Chitinous Polymer Derived from Fungal Mycelium - The process of growing a homogeneous polymer matrix comprising the steps of growing a viable mycelium in a liquid suspension; extracting mycelium from the liquid suspension; thereafter incubating the mycelium for a period of time sufficient to induce mycelium cohesion and to form a solid material; and thereafter drying the solid material to remove moisture and to inactivate the mycelium. | 09-13-2012 |
20120237996 | Method for Producing Grown Materials and Products Made Thereby - The composite material is comprised of a substrate of discrete particles and a network of interconnected mycelia cells bonding the discrete particles together. The mycelia cells are selected from the group consisting of at least one of | 09-20-2012 |
20120270302 | Method for Making Dehydrated Mycelium Elements and Product Made Thereby - A living hydrated mycelium composite containing at least one of a combination of mycelium and fibers, mycelium and particles, and mycelium, particles and fibers is processed with a nutrient material to promote mycelia tissue growth; thereafter dehydrated to a moisture content of less than 50% by weight to deactivate the further growth of mycelia tissue; and then stored in the form of pellets. The stored may thereafter be re-hydrated and molded or cast into panels that can be separated into cubes or bricks that can be stacked and re-hydrated for making fabricated sections. | 10-25-2012 |
20120315687 | Substrate Composition and Method for Growing Mycological Materials - A substrate is provided for growing basidiomycete mycelium comprised of nutritional and one of non-nutritional particles and fiber characterized in that the substrate promotes the growth and differentiation of basidiomycete mycelium without supporting the production of a basidiocarp. The method of growing the basidiomycete mycelium includes inoculating the substrate with a vegetative mycelium and incubating in a first incubation period at controlled temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide levels followed by a finishing incubation period. | 12-13-2012 |
20130095559 | Composite Material for Absorbing and Remediating Contaminants and Method of Making Same - The mat is formed of a saprophytic fungal strain and/or budding yeast, and a mass of particles wherein the fungus is characterized in producing an enzyme capable of breaking down polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In a second embodiment, a mass of pellets is made from the mat for use in absorbing liquid animal waste. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095560 | Method of Producing Tissue Culture Media Derived from Plant Seed Material and Casting of Mycological Biomaterials - A culture/gelling liquid is formed of a mixture of seed matter and water that is inoculated with a desired cell or tissue strain. The culture/gelling liquid is combined with a substrate in order to be formed into molds, and incubated until a member is formed. The substrate may also be pre-colonized. | 04-18-2013 |
20130263500 | Method of Growing Mycological Biomaterials - A growth medium formed as an inoculum including a preselected fungus and a nutrient material capable of being digested by the fungus is placed in or on a tool formed of a material capable of being at least partially consumed by the fungus. The tool may define a cavity of predetermined shape for the growth medium or the tool may form a scaffolding on which the growth medium grows into the final product taking on the shape of the tool. | 10-10-2013 |
20130280791 | Method for Making Dehydrated Mycelium Elements and Product Made Thereby - A living hydrated mycelium composite containing at least one of a combination of mycelium and fibers, mycelium and particles, and mycelium, particles and fibers is processed with a nutrient material to promote mycelia tissue growth; thereafter dehydrated to a moisture content of less than 50% by weight to deactivate the further growth of mycelia tissue; and then stored. The stored dehydrated mycelium composite is further processed by rehydrating to reactivate the mycelium and to initiate growth of at least one fruiting body. | 10-24-2013 |
20130295368 | Self-supporting Composite Material Made With Mycelia Cells and Method of Making Same - The composite material is comprised of a substrate of discrete particles and a network of interconnected mycelia cells bonding the discrete particles together. The composite material forms a core to which one or more boards of veneer material are bonded to form a panel. | 11-07-2013 |
20130309755 | Fungal Leachate and Method of Making Same - A method of producing a fungal leachate solution comprises the steps of obtaining a feedstock of lignocellulosic substrate; colonizing the substrate with a selected fungus; and adding water to the colonized substrate to form a liquid medium containing at least one of sugar alcohol, a phenolic compound and a fatty acid. A leachate from the liquid medium can be used as a liquid culture medium to culture fungi. | 11-21-2013 |
20140069004 | Fabricated Product - The product is made, in part, of a network of interconnected mycelia cells forming a mass. In one embodiment, the mass includes one or more embedded elements, such as a panel. The mycelia cells form hyphae that bond directly to the embedded elements. | 03-13-2014 |
20140080202 | Fabricated Panel - A self-supporting composite material is made with a shape conforming to the shape of an enclosure within which the composite material is incubated and molded. In on embodiment, a lid with at least one extrusion is placed over the enclosure to form a void in the final product corresponding to the extrusion. In another embodiment, a tool with extruded features is pressed into a face of the product in the enclosure to mold features into the finished product. | 03-20-2014 |
20140186927 | Process for the Production and Utilization of Chlamydospore Rich Slurry Inoculum - The process for the production of a chlamydospore rich slurry inoculum begins with a substrate colonized with a desired Basidiomycete fungus capable of producing chlamydospores during vegetative growth. The colonized substrate is treated to increase the chlamydospore production and content in said spawn and thereafter combined with water at rate of at least 1:6 spawn:water to obtain a slurry inoculum. The inoculum may then be agitated to populate a water fraction with chlamydospores or macerated to homogenously distribute the chlamydospores. Soaking of the agitated/macerated inoculum for a time sufficient to further stimulate production of chlamydospores via water shock and obtain a chlamydospore rich slurry | 07-03-2014 |