Patents by Inventor Frank Lülker

Frank Lülker 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: 10830212
    Abstract: A lifting device for lifting components of a wind turbine. The lifting device has at least a first and second fastening unit in each case for fastening a component of a wind turbine and a first arm having a plurality of bores. The bores have different angles relative to the first and second fastening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meyer, Frank Lülker, Sascha Beeckmann
  • Publication number: 20190003459
    Abstract: A lifting device (1000) for lifting components of a wind turbine (100) is thus provided. The lifting device has at least a first and second fastening unit (1110, 1120) in each case for fastening a component (1500, 1502) of a wind turbine (100) and a first arm (1200) having a plurality of bores (1001-1008). The bores (1001-1008) have different angles relative to the first and second fastening unit (1110, 1120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang MEYER, Frank LÜLKER, Sascha BEECKMANN
  • Patent number: 8961085
    Abstract: There is provided a transport vehicle for transporting wind power installation rotor blades and/or pylon segments. The transport vehicle has a transport support structure having a main frame, a receiving frame fixedly connected to the main frame at a first angle, and a rotary displacement unit which is fixed with one end to the receiving frame and which at its second end has a blade adaptor for receiving a rotor blade or a pylon segment. The main frame spans a main plane. The rotary displacement unit has at least one first rotary mounting, wherein there is provided a second angle between the second rotary plane of the second rotary mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Ressel, Frank Lülker, Mirko Janke
  • Patent number: 8807611
    Abstract: There is provided a lifting unit for lifting a rotor of a wind power installation. The lifting unit has at least one first sling for looping around a region of a rotor blade on a rotor of the wind power installation, which region is near the rotor blade root, at least one transverse strut, at least one first and second strut or sling portion, and at least one first and second hinge unit. The at least one first and second struts or sling portions extend between the at least one first and second hinge units and the transverse strut. The lifting unit further has at least one second sling having first and second sling portions and a strut. The first ends of the first and second sling portions are fixed to the first and second hinge units. The second sling is adapted to be arranged around a rotor blade stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Lülker
  • Patent number: 8753050
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a transport apparatus for transporting a rotor blade of a wind power installation on a transport vehicle comprising a plurality of successively arranged and pivotably interconnected wagon elements. The transport apparatus may include a blade root carrier adapted to attach to a first wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade root thereof on the first wagon element, a central carrier adapted to attach to a second wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a central region thereof on the second wagon element, and a blade tip damper for making an elastic connection between a third wagon element and the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade tip thereof for damping oscillations of the rotor blade tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventors: Bernd Cyrus, Frank Lülker
  • Publication number: 20130121780
    Abstract: There is provided a transport vehicle for transporting wind power installation rotor blades and/or pylon segments. The transport vehicle has a transport support structure having a main frame, a receiving frame fixedly connected to the main frame at a first angle, and a rotary displacement unit which is fixed with one end to the receiving frame and which at its second end has a blade adaptor for receiving a rotor blade or a pylon segment. The main frame spans a main plane. The rotary displacement unit has at least one first rotary mounting, wherein there is provided a second angle between the second rotary plane of the second rotary mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Ressel, Frank Lülker, Mirko Janke
  • Publication number: 20130058754
    Abstract: There is provided a lifting unit for lifting a rotor of a wind power installation. The lifting unit has at least one first sling for looping around a region of a rotor blade on a rotor of the wind power installation, which region is near the rotor blade root, at least one transverse strut, at least one first and second strut or sling portion, and at least one first and second hinge unit. The at least one first and second struts or sling portions extend between the at least one first and second hinge units and the transverse strut. The lifting unit further has at least one second sling having first and second sling portions and a strut. The first ends of the first and second sling portions are fixed to the first and second hinge units. The second sling is adapted to be arranged around a rotor blade stub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Lülker
  • Publication number: 20120114443
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a transport apparatus for transporting a rotor blade of a wind power installation on a transport vehicle comprising a plurality of successively arranged and pivotably interconnected wagon elements. The transport apparatus may include a blade root carrier adapted to attach to a first wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade root thereof on the first wagon element, a central carrier adapted to attach to a second wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a central region thereof on the second wagon element, and a blade tip damper for making an elastic connection between a third wagon element and the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade tip thereof for damping oscillations of the rotor blade tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd Cyrus, Frank Lülker