Patents by Inventor Grayling Vander Velde

Grayling Vander Velde 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).

  • Personnel safety shield and system
    Patent number: 9822537
    Abstract: A safety system may include a shield for protecting or shielding personnel operating in a personnel working area from a hazard provided on a structure. The structure may be a wind turbine, the hazard may be a projecting flange of the wind turbine tower, and the personnel working area may be a ladder inside the wind turbine tower. The shield may have a bend or curvature when installed in order to cover the hazard. The shield may include a plurality of wings projecting from an intermediary portion of the shield. The wings may be separated from each other by a wing gap. Other structures, working areas, and hazards are contemplated and described in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Inventus Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Gary M. Garcia, Grayling Vander Velde
  • PERSONNEL SAFETY SHIELD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170121989
    Abstract: A safety system may include a shield for protecting or shielding personnel operating in a personnel working area from a hazard provided on a structure. The structure may be a wind turbine, the hazard may be a projecting flange of the wind turbine tower, and the personnel working area may be a ladder inside the wind turbine tower. The shield may have a bend or curvature when installed in order to cover the hazard. The shield may include a plurality of wings projecting from an intermediary portion of the shield. The wings may be separated from each other by a wing gap. Other structures, working areas, and hazards are contemplated and described in the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Inventus Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Gary M. Garcia, Grayling Vander Velde