Patents by Inventor Thomas Roney

Thomas Roney 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).

  • System and method for removing or installing rotor blade hardware of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 10598158
    Abstract: A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade from or to a hub of a wind turbine includes positioning the rotor blade toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position. The method also includes mounting a mechanical arm to an uptower location of the wind turbine. Further, the mechanical arm includes a torqueing tool at a distal end thereof. Thus, the method also includes removing or installing, via the torqueing tool, each of the plurality of hub fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade from or to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Howard Davidson, Stephanie Lohberg Willman, Santiago Murcia, Joshua Adam Klinghagen, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Michael Royce Johnson, Don Conrad Johnson, Ulrich Werner Neumann, Adam Sean Davis, Dean Thomas Roney, Kathleen Lynne Bentzel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING OR INSTALLING ROTOR BLADE HARDWARE OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20190024639
    Abstract: A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade from or to a hub of a wind turbine includes positioning the rotor blade toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position. The method also includes mounting a mechanical arm to an uptower location of the wind turbine. Further, the mechanical arm includes a torqueing tool at a distal end thereof. Thus, the method also includes removing or installing, via the torqueing tool, each of the plurality of hub fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade from or to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Howard Davidson, Stephanie Lohberg Willman, Santiago Murcia, Joshua Adam Klinghagen, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Michael Royce Johnson, Don Conrad Johnson, Ulrich Werner Neumann, Adam Sean Davis, Dean Thomas Roney, Kathleen Lynne Bentzel
  • Shoes with retractable spikes and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 5956870
    Abstract: A shoe has spikes that can be retracted merely by moving an external operating member. Replaceable lower sole members can be selected and attached to the shoe based on ground surface conditions. Also, a shoe package includes one shoe with spikes and one shoe with retractable spikes or without spikes. A method of swinging a golf club using the shoe package permits a golfer's rear foot to be firmly planted while allowing the golfer's front foot to rotate and glide thus facilitating proper follow through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventors: Gerald Grossman, Thomas Roney