Patents by Inventor Fabian P. Nunez

Fabian P. Nunez 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).

  • Snap ring retention assembly for a main shaft in a wind turbine
    Patent number: 9249782
    Abstract: A retention assembly for securing a main rotor shaft in a wind turbine relative to a pillow block is provided. A main rotor shaft extends through a pillow block, and a ring groove is defined in an outer circumferential surface of the main rotor shaft axially offset from the pillow block. A snap ring is engaged within the ring groove, wherein the snap ring and ring groove are designed to achieve a design axial load capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Adam Daniel Minadeo, Scott Denton Thomason, Fabian P. Nunez
  • SNAP RING RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR A MAIN SHAFT IN A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20130195666
    Abstract: A retention assembly for securing a main rotor shaft in a wind turbine relative to a pillow block is provided. A main rotor shaft extends through a pillow block, and a ring groove is defined in an outer circumferential surface of the main rotor shaft axially offset from the pillow block. A snap ring is engaged within the ring groove, wherein the snap ring and ring groove are designed to achieve a design axial load capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Adam Daniel Minadeo, Scott Denton Thomason, Fabian P. Nunez