Patents by Inventor Ward Anthony Buffkin

Ward Anthony Buffkin 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).

  • Mounting tool for fastener assembly and disassembly within wind turbine hubs
    Patent number: 11946454
    Abstract: A mounting tool includes a base component and an attachment means. The base component includes a mounting portion defining an attachment location for receiving and securing a repair tool so as to maintain the repair tool at a desired repair location and a first receiving portion defining a first cavity for receiving a portion of a wind turbine so as to be externally secured to the wind turbine. The attachment means may be adjustably secured to the first receiving portion of the base component and securable to the portion of the wind turbine so as to secure the mounting tool to the wind turbine at the desirable repair location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ward Anthony Buffkin, Michael Royce Johnson
  • MOUNTING TOOL FOR FASTENER ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY WITHIN WIND TURBINE HUBS
    Publication number: 20230160370
    Abstract: A mounting tool includes a base component and an attachment means. The base component includes a mounting portion defining an attachment location for receiving and securing a repair tool so as to maintain the repair tool at a desired repair location and a first receiving portion defining a first cavity for receiving a portion of a wind turbine so as to be externally secured to the wind turbine. The attachment means may be adjustably secured to the first receiving portion of the base component and securable to the portion of the wind turbine so as to secure the mounting tool to the wind turbine at the desirable repair location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Ward Anthony Buffkin, Michael Royce Johnson