System and method for automated cooling storage transport and release of beneficial insects
AssigneeSenecio Ltd.
InventorsHanan Lepek, Dor Elyahu Cohen
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Abstract
An insect distribution device to be carried by drone to distribute insects from the air, comprises a source of passive cooling; an insect chamber; one or more insect containers in said insect chamber; and a release point. The source of passive cooling is in thermal contact with the insect chamber to keep the insect container below a predetermined temperature to keep said insects passive during storage. The device is designed to feed the insect containers in turn to the release point for aerial release.
Claims27
An insect distribution device for carrying by drone to distribute insects from the air, the device comprising:
- a source of passive cooling;
- an insect chamber;
- at least one insect compartment in said insect chamber;
- at least one release point;
- wherein the source of passive cooling is in thermal contact with the insect chamber to keep said at least one insect compartment below a predetermined temperature, said predetermined temperature selected to keep said insects passive during storage, the device being configured to cause said at least one insect compartment to reach said release point for aerial release, wherein said source of passive cooling is dry ice, and said dry ice is vented to the outside to divert carbon dioxide away from said insects.
A method for aerial release of insects, comprising:
- loading said insects into a plurality of insect compartments;
- loading said compartments onto a feeding system, the feeding system being configured to feed said plurality of compartments to a release point;
- placing a passive cooling element in thermal contact with said feeding system or a chamber containing said feeding system;
- loading said feeding system and said passive cooling element onto a drone;
- controllably releasing said insects from said drone by feeding said insect compartments to said release point and releasing, wherein said passive cooling element comprises dry ice, the method comprising venting said dry ice to the outside to divert carbon dioxide away from said insects.
An insect distribution device for carrying by drone to distribute insects from the air, the device comprising:
- a source of passive cooling;
- an insect chamber;
- at least one release zone;
- wherein the source of passive cooling is in thermal contact with the insect chamber to keep said insects below a predetermined temperature, said predetermined temperature selected to keep said insects passive during storage, the device being configured to cause said insects to reach said release zone for aerial release, wherein said source of passive cooling is dry ice, and said dry ice is vented to the outside to divert carbon dioxide away from said insects.
A method for aerial release of insects, comprising:
- loading said insects into at least one insect chamber;
- loading said chamber onto a feeding system, the feeding system being configured to feed said insects to a release zone;
- placing a passive cooling element in thermal contact with said feeding system or a chamber containing said feeding system;
- loading said feeding system and said passive cooling element onto a drone;
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- controllably releasing said insects from said drone by feeding said insects to said release zone, wherein said passive cooling element comprises dry ice, the method comprising venting said dry ice to the outside to divert carbon dioxide away from said insects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.