Patent ID: 9410116
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A01G,C12N

Claim Text:
1. A method for growing organically derived building material in the form of a moldable substrate to serve a wide range of manufacturing and construction applications, the method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a lignocellulose based medium capable of supporting the growth of saprophytic fungi; b) mixing said lignocellulose based medium with water to reach a hydration level; c) inoculating said lignocellulose based medium with a fungal inoculum; d) allowing time for said inoculated lignocellulose based medium to become colonized to the extent that said inoculated lignocellulose based medium is transformed into a fungal mycelium without any secondary organisms displacing the process through infection; e) providing a vessel in which said allowing step occurs and wherein environmental conditions in said vessel are regulated; f) placing said fungal mycelium into a mold such that the fungal mycelium forms into a fungal molded shape; g) applying a primary compressive pressure of at least 100 PSI to the lignocellulose based medium, wherein before applying the primary compressive pressure, a plurality of rods and a plurality of slats of organic material-are layered near the top and the bottom of surface substrate, where each of the plurality of rods and the plurality of slats of organic material—and are positioned at right angle to each other to increase the structural capacities of the organically derived material; h) reducing said primary compressive pressure by a factor of at least 4; i) removing said rod and slat embedded fungal molded shape from said mold; and j) drying said fungal molded shape at a specific temperature for a specific time period.