Patents by Inventor Kees Breukel

Kees Breukel 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).

  • Patent number: 12538877
    Abstract: A ventilation system may include at least one air handler configured to supply an air flow to an enclosed grow zone and at least one heat pump coupled the at least one air handler and to at least one dry cooler. The at least one heat pump is operable in a first mode of operation in which a heat exchange fluid is cooled by the dry cooler and used to cool the air flow to remove moisture before the air handler supplies the air flow to the enclosed grow zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: 80 ACRES URBAN AGRICULTURE INC.
    Inventors: Patricia C. Livingston, Mike Zelkind, Robert Schouten, Kees Breukel
  • Publication number: 20250255225
    Abstract: An indoor growing facility includes an enclosed structure defined by one or more first walls and a growing shell defining a grow zone positioned in the enclosed structure. The growing shell defined by one or more second walls. The indoor growing facility also includes at least one environmental control component positioned inside the enclosed structure and outside the growing shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Patricia C. Livingston, Mike Zelkind, Robert Schouten, Kees Breukel
  • Publication number: 20250081897
    Abstract: An indoor growing facility includes a grow zone configured for growing crops and an air handling apparatus comprising a supply plenum wall at one end of the grow zone, and a return plenum wall at an opposite end of the grow zone. The return plenum wall may include intake openings that vary in size to create variable suction. The indoor growing facility may also include an irrigation system that includes an irrigation skid coupled to a supply tank, fertigation apparatus, and the grow zone. The indoor growing facility may also include a filtration system comprising an ozone apparatus, a regenerative filter apparatus, and a drum filter apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kees Breukel, Marta Kowalczuk, Steve Brudnicki, Anthony Nocito, Robert Schouten, Jules Vitters, Nick Soeteman
  • Publication number: 20230124368
    Abstract: A ventilation system may include at least one air handler configured to supply an air flow to an enclosed grow zone and at least one heat pump coupled the at least one air handler and to at least one dry cooler. The at least one heat pump is operable in a first mode of operation in which a heat exchange fluid is cooled by the dry cooler and used to cool the air flow to remove moisture before the air handler supplies the air flow to the enclosed grow zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Patricia C. Livingston, Michael Zelkind, Robert Schouten, Kees Breukel
  • Publication number: 20230118404
    Abstract: An indoor growing facility includes an enclosed structure defined by one or more first walls and a growing shell defining a grow zone positioned in the enclosed structure. The growing shell defined by one or more second walls. The indoor growing facility also includes at least one environmental control component positioned inside the enclosed structure and outside the growing shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Patricia C. Livingston, Michael Zelkind, Robert Schouten, Kees Breukel