Patents by Inventor Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen

Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen 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).

  • Publication number: 20110187083
    Abstract: A telescopic vehicle for road transport of at least one long object, comprising: a rear vehicle portion being supported by at least one pair of wheels, the rear vehicle portion having a rear support structure for supporting the long object; and a front vehicle portion being telescopically connected to the rear vehicle portion to enable adjustment of a total length of the vehicle, the front vehicle portion having a front support structure for supporting the long object. At least one of the rear support structure and the front support structure is configured to allow relative movement between the long object and the respective vehicle portion, when the total length of the vehicle is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
  • Patent number: 7874805
    Abstract: A hub for a wind turbine with a first end facing a nacelle of the wind turbine and a second end facing a direction opposite the nacelle. The hub has at least one opening between the first and second end, which opening is adapted for receiving a wind turbine blade, and the hub is adapted to rotate in relation to the nacelle by means of the wind turbine blade. A self-supporting front structure is connected to the second end of the hub, the front structure extending from the second end of the hub and away from the nacelle and being arranged to support a spinner module, the spinner module being adapted to house the front structure and hub. The front structure has a projecting part, which is part of the self-supporting structure and can extend from the front structure and away from the nacelle and has a connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventor: Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20100290918
    Abstract: A hub for a wind turbine with a first end facing a nacelle of the wind turbine and a second end facing a direction opposite the nacelle. The hub has at least one opening between the first and second end, which opening is adapted for receiving a wind turbine blade, and the hub is adapted to rotate in relation to the nacelle by means of the wind turbine blade. A self-supporting front structure is connected to the second end of the hub, the front structure extending from the second end of the hub and away from the nacelle and being arranged to support a spinner module, the spinner module being adapted to house the front structure and hub. The front structure has a projecting part, which is part of the self-supporting structure and can extend from the front structure and away from the nacelle and has a connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventor: Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen