US 11,898,127 B1
Harvesting cell-based meat
Matthew Leung, Richmond, VA (US); and Konrad Müller-Auffermann, Emeryville, CA (US)
Assigned to Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/935,334.
Int. Cl. C12M 3/00 (2006.01); A23J 3/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 21/08 (2013.01) [A22C 17/0006 (2013.01); A23J 3/04 (2013.01); C12N 5/0652 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A method for producing a comestible cell-based meat product comprising:
growing non-human cells comprising non-human mesenchymal progeny in a cultivator within a controlled environment, wherein the cultivator is housed in a growing room;
transferring the non-human cells from the growing room to a harvest room while maintaining the controlled environment; and
harvesting the non-human cells by removing the non-human cells from the controlled environment and first exposing the non-human cells to air outside of the controlled environment while in the harvest room.