Patents by Inventor Erik J. DURKO

Erik J. DURKO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240155981
    Abstract: An underground agriculture system, comprising: a vertical farming shaft extending downwardly from an aperture on a surface of a body of land to a predetermined depth below the surface of the body of land; mounting apparatuses attached proximate to an edge of the aperture; retractable growing modules attached to the one or more mounting apparatuses and extending downwardly into the void of the vertical farming shaft; a nutrient delivery system comprising a tank and one or more feeding tubes connecting the tank to the one or more retractable growing modules; a lighting module extending downwardly into the void of the vertical farming shaft; a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system extending into the void of the vertical farming shaft; and an irrigation system comprising a reservoir at a distal end of the vertical farming shaft and a pump operatively connected to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Philippe LABRIE, Jamil MADANAT, Diego Balarezo VINUEZA, Mehdi KAZEMINIA, Claude LÉVEILLE, Erik J. DURKO, Pierre GAGNÉ, Andrew STRIDE