Granted Patent B2

US 9,803,171 · App. 13/865,321 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Inventors: Eben Bayer (Troy, NY); Gavin McIntyre (Troy, NY); Sarah Araldi (Troy, NY)

Assignee: Ecovative Design LLC

C12N1/14A01G1/046C05D9/00C12N11/14

Abstract

Claims (10)

1. A method of growing a fruiting body comprising the steps of

creating a living mycelium composite containing at least one of a combination of mycelium and fibers, mycelium and particles, and mycelium, particles and fibers; wherein said step of creating a living mycelium composite includes growing a sheet of mycelium, and thereafter blending and adding said sheet to a dry substrate of at least one of particles, fibers and/or particles and fibers to form said mycelium composite;

adding a nutrient material to said mycelium composite in an amount to promote mycelia tissue growth;

allowing the mycelium in said mycelium composite to digest the nutrient material, to grow hyphae and to allow the hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around said fibers and/or particles of said at least one combination to form a cohesive whole with a shape matching the internal shape of an enclosure containing the mycelium composite;

thereafter dehydrating the mycelium composite to a moisture content of less than 50% by weight to deactivate the further growth of hyphae;

thereafter storing the dehydrated mycelium composite at a temperature in the range of from −50° F. to +200° F.;

pelleting the stored dehydrated mycelium composite into a plurality of particles,

aggregating the particles into a container, and

rehydratinq the particles in the container to reactivate the mycelium therein

and to initiate growth of at least one fruiting body.

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Continuity (3)