Insect storage and dispensing systems
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsPeter Massaro, Nigel Snoad, Tiantian Zha, Craig Eldershaw, Martin Sheridan
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Abstract
Insect storage and dispensing system are described. An example system may include a dispensing container including at least one wall defining an interior volume for retaining a plurality of adult insects. The system may also include a piston that extends through a first opening of the dispensing container so as to expose a top face of the piston to the interior volume. Longitudinal movement of the piston toward a second opening of the dispensing container may dispense a portion of the plurality of insects from the dispensing container when the plurality of insects is retained in the dispensing container.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- loading a plurality of incapacitated insects into a container;
- loading the container into a dispensing chamber of a dispensing unit, the dispensing chamber comprising a first opening and a second opening;
- and
- dispensing a first portion of the plurality of incapacitated insects from the container by at least:
- translating the container with respect to the dispensing unit by applying a drive force to the container via a piston such that a leading portion of the container extends beyond the second opening;
- and
- applying at least one of heat or air flow to the first portion of the plurality of incapacitated insects adjacent the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.