US 11,985,960 B2
Live insects transport device
Jaap van Kilsdonk, Veldhoven (NL); Eric Holland Schmitt, Antwerp (BE); Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina Jacobs, Eindhoven (NL); Henricus Petrus Johannes Simons, Den Bosch (NL); Maurits Petrus Maria Jansen, Bavel (NL); and Ward Tollenaar, Dongen (NL)
Assigned to Protix B.V., Dongen (NL)
Appl. No. 17/615,590
Filed by Protix B.V., Dongen (NL)
PCT Filed May 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/NL2020/050321
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 1, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/246873, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/857,842, filed on Jun. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2023315 (NL), filed on Jun. 14, 2019; and application No. PCT/NL2019/050767 (WO), filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0304287 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 67/033 (2006.01); B04C 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 67/033 (2013.01) [B04C 5/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insects transport device comprising:
a gas guiding unit comprising a distal end and a proximal end, and at least one longitudinal gas guiding member comprising a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the gas guiding member is arranged at the distal end of the gas guiding unit and wherein the proximal end of the gas guiding member is directed toward the proximal end of the gas guiding unit,
wherein the at least one gas guiding member further comprises a smooth top surface, said smooth top surface being free of elements from a group comprising ridges, protrusions and recesses,
and extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the gas guiding member, the smooth top surface comprising a live insect larvae receiving portion between the distal end and proximal end of the at least one gas guiding member;
a first gas discharge member located at the distal end of the gas guiding unit and being configured to connect to a source of gas, wherein the first gas discharge member is further configured to provide a first laminar flow of gas over the smooth top surface of the at least one gas guiding member from the distal end to the proximal end thereof during operation of the transport device; and wherein the transport device further comprises
a feeder arrangement located above the live insect larvae receiving portion of the smooth top surface of the gas guiding unit, wherein the feeder arrangement is configured to receive at least one ovisite or tray, with at least one open side, for releasing live insect larvae directly above the live insect larvae receiving portion,
wherein the insects transport device further comprises a casing covering the gas guiding unit and the feeder arrangement, and
wherein the casing is provided with a thermally insulated top wall and side walls.