Patents by Inventor Barry Carruthers

Barry Carruthers 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).

  • Windturbine support tower with pendulum-damping means
    Patent number: 8418413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tower (12) configured to support a wind turbine (18, 20). The tower (12) comprises a mass assembly (22) suspended by suspension apparatus (24) from the tower (12) such that the mass assembly (22) is movable to and fro in relation to the tower. The tower (12) also comprises at least one coupling apparatus mechanically coupled to the mass assembly (22) and to the tower (12), the coupling apparatus being operable to couple energy between the mass assembly and the tower as the mass assembly (22) moves to and fro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: XI Engineering Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Brett Marmo, Mark-Paul Buckingham, Charles Keepax, John Paul McKeown, Barry Carruthers, Donald Black
  • WINDTURBINE SUPPORT TOWER WITH PENDULUM-DAMPING MEANS
    Publication number: 20110056151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tower (12) configured to support a wind turbine (18, 20). The tower (12) comprises a mass assembly (22) suspended by suspension apparatus (24) from the tower (12) such that the mass assembly (22) is movable to and fro in relation to the tower. The tower (12) also comprises at least one coupling apparatus mechanically coupled to the mass assembly (22) and to the tower (12), the coupling apparatus being operable to couple energy between the mass assembly and the tower as the mass assembly (22) moves to and fro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Brett . Marmo, Mark-Paul Buckingham, Charles Keepax, John Paul McKeown, Barry Carruthers, Donald Black