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US 2025/0091090 A1Published application
Sieving devices for pupae separation
AssigneeVerily Life Sciences LLC
InventorsRobert Sobecki, Charles Behling
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Abstract
A sieving device is described. The sieving device includes an adjustable sieve surface that includes a first sieve surface and a second sieve surface. Openings are formed in each of the first sieve surface and the second sieve surface so as to define a shared pathways extending through the adjustable sieve surface. The shared pathways are defined by a length dimension that is greater than a width dimension. The width dimension can correspond to a cephalothorax width of an insect.
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(canceled)
A sieving container, comprising:
- a base defining a sieve surface that comprises at least two sets of openings extending between a first side of the base and a second side of the base, wherein a first set of openings of the at least two sets of openings defines a first pattern and a second set of openings of the at least two sets of openings defines a second pattern, wherein individual openings of the at least two sets of openings defined by:
- a length dimension measured along a longitudinal axis of a respective opening, wherein a value of the length dimension is greater than an overall length of a representative insect pupa of a predetermined insect type to be sieved using the sieving container;
- a width dimension measured along a transverse axis of the respective opening, the length dimension greater than the width dimension, wherein a value of the width dimension is less than a cross-sectional cephalothorax width of the representative insect pupa;
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- a space dimension measured between longitudinal edges of the individual openings, wherein a value of the space dimension corresponds the cross-sectional cephalothorax width of the representative insect pupa;
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- a sieve frame that encircles the base and physically contacts at least the first side of the base, the base fixedly coupled to the sieve frame.
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A sieve for sieving mosquito pupae, comprising:
- a circular base comprising a first side and a second side wherein repeating sets of openings are formed in the circular base so as to define repeating sets of pathways extending between the first side and the second side, individual openings of the repeating sets of openings defined by:
- a length dimension measured along a longitudinal axis of a respective opening, wherein a value of the length dimension is greater than an overall length of a representative mosquito pupa;
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- a width dimension measured along a transverse axis of the respective opening, the length dimension greater than the width dimension, wherein a value of the width dimension is less than a cross-sectional cephalothorax width of the representative mosquito pupa;
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- a sieve frame having a circular cross section that encircles the circular base and is physically coupled to the circular base.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a piece of planar material comprising a first side and a second side;
- forming repeating sets of openings in the piece of planar material to create a base of a repeating pattern, individual openings of the repeating sets of openings defined by:
- a length dimension measured along a longitudinal axis of the respective elongate opening, wherein a value of the length dimension is greater than an overall length of a representative insect pupa of a predetermined insect type;
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- a width dimension measured along a transverse axis of the respective elongate opening, wherein a value of the width dimension is less than a cross-sectional cephalothorax width of the representative insect pupa;
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- coupling the base to a sieve frame such that the sieve frame encircles the base, and a first side of the base physically contacts the sieve frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.