Patents by Inventor Jan Riis Bovbjerg

Jan Riis Bovbjerg 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).

  • Apparatus for accessing the nacelle of a wind turbine and associated methods
    Patent number: 9611837
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a tower having an interior, an exterior, a lower end and an upper end; a nacelle coupled to the tower adjacent the upper end and movable to define at least two yaw positions of the nacelle; a rotor coupled to the nacelle; and an access apparatus disposed about the tower adjacent the upper end thereof, the access apparatus defining a passageway into the nacelle that is exterior of the tower, and the access apparatus providing access to the nacelle in the at least two yaw positions of the nacelle. A method for transporting equipment and personnel to the nacelle using the access apparatus is disclosed. A method for assembling a wind turbine having such an access apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Mazyar Abolfazlian, Morten Mogensen, Jan Riis Bovbjerg
  • APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING THE NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140219812
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a tower having an interior, an exterior, a lower end and an upper end; a nacelle coupled to the tower adjacent the upper end and movable to define at least two yaw positions of the nacelle; a rotor coupled to the nacelle; and an access apparatus disposed about the tower adjacent the upper end thereof, the access apparatus defining a passageway into the nacelle that is exterior of the tower, and the access apparatus providing access to the nacelle in the at least two yaw positions of the nacelle. A method for transporting equipment and personnel to the nacelle using the access apparatus is disclosed. A method for assembling a wind turbine having such an access apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Mazyar Abolfazlian, Morten Mogensen, Jan Riis Bovbjerg