US 12,084,395 B2
Organic matter processing apparatus for promoting net reduction of methane and other greenhouse gas emissions
Matthew Lee Rogers, San Francisco, CA (US); Harry E. Tannenbaum, San Francisco, CA (US); Adam Mittleman, Redwood City, CA (US); Kelly Joan Veit, San Francisco, CA (US); Kristen Rose Virdone, San Francisco, CA (US); Alyssa Noelle Pollack, Lone Tree, CO (US); Azita Sayadi, San Francisco, CA (US); Shayan Sayadi, Mill Valley, CA (US); Geoffrey Becker Hill, Seattle, WA (US); Jaideep Singh Chavan, Mountain View, CA (US); William Bryson Gardner, Louisville, CO (US); Emma Elizabeth Feshbach Bright, Palo Alto, CA (US); Pinida Jan Moolsintong, San Francisco, CA (US); Taylor A. Nam, San Francisco, CA (US); Rochus Emanuel Jacob, San Francisco, CA (US); and Saket Vora, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Assigned to Chewie Labs LLC, San Bruno, CA (US)
Filed by Chewie Labs LLC, San Bruno, CA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/310,674.
Application 18/310,674 is a continuation of application No. 17/897,428, filed on Aug. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,680,025.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/239,852, filed on Sep. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0265022 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. C05F 17/907 (2020.01); B02C 18/00 (2006.01); B02C 23/24 (2006.01); B09B 3/35 (2022.01); B09B 3/40 (2022.01); C05F 9/02 (2006.01); C05F 9/04 (2006.01); C05F 17/60 (2020.01); C05F 17/964 (2020.01); B02C 18/06 (2006.01); B02C 18/16 (2006.01); B09B 101/70 (2022.01)
CPC C05F 17/907 (2020.01) [B02C 18/0092 (2013.01); B02C 23/24 (2013.01); B09B 3/35 (2022.01); B09B 3/40 (2022.01); C05F 9/02 (2013.01); C05F 9/04 (2013.01); C05F 17/60 (2020.01); C05F 17/964 (2020.01); B02C 18/067 (2013.01); B02C 2018/162 (2013.01); B09B 2101/70 (2022.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An organic matter processing apparatus (OMPA), comprising:
a processing chamber for processing organic matter, the processing chamber comprising a grinding mechanism operative to cut, grind, and separate OMPA input contained in the processing chamber according to a grinding cycle, wherein the grinding mechanism comprises:
a motor;
at least one stationary blade; and
at least one rotating multi-prong blade configured to rotate in response to activation of the motor such that an airgap existing between prongs of the multi-prong blade interfaces with the at least one stationary blade while the prongs pass over the at least one stationary blade;
an interface through which OMPA input is deposited into the processing chamber and OMPA output is retrieved from the processing chamber;
drying mechanisms operative to remove moisture from the OMPA input contained in the processing chamber according to a drying cycle;
a sensor system for measuring mass;
a sensor for monitoring temperature and/or humidity; and
a processor configured to control the grinding cycle and the drying cycle to convert OMPA input to OMPA output based on a dynamically adjustable schedule, the measured mass, and the monitored temperature and/or humidity.