Verterra Energy, Inc.
Volturnus waterpower technology that harnesses kinetic energy from river and ocean currents
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $25K, Apr 2017
- Total capital
- $325K
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $325K
- 3 Form D · last Apr 2017
- 115 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 5 pending · first 2014
- Rank in peer group#37 of 151
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$25K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$300K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.4M
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Standing among 151 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Device
- Granted patents#37 · top 25%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Theodore J. ChristopherResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 4 patents
- Christopher L. PedersonExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dave J. RobyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Neil C. Doty, Ph.D.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Reginald D. PedersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 9- GrantedUnderwater Anchoring Devices, Systems, And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,649,546
- PendingTurbine System and MethodUSPTOApplication 15875330
- GrantedTurbine System And MethodUSPTOUS 9,874,197
Show all 9 patent records
- Underwater Anchoring Devices, Systems, And MethodsJun 9, 2026 · US 12,649,546Granted
- Turbine System and MethodJun 7, 2018 · Application 15875330Pending
- Turbine System And MethodJan 23, 2018 · US 9,874,197Granted
- Turbine System And MethodJul 7, 2016 · Application 15072964Pending
- Turbine System And MethodMar 22, 2016 · US 9,291,146Granted
- Turbine System And MethodJan 7, 2014 · US 8,624,420Granted
- Turbine System And MethodApplication PCTUS2011058708Pending
- Turbine System And MethodApplication PCTUS2016059362Pending
- Underwater Anchoring Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication PCTUS2024036088Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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