Patents Assigned to Discovery Oil and Wind Energy Services, LLC
  • Patent number: 10184776
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning an input shaft of a wind turbine generator with an output shaft of a wind turbine are disclosed. Preferably, the method includes placing a push plate of a wind turbine alignment tool into pressing contact with a selected support flange of a wind turbine generator identified by a misalignment measurement device. With the push plate positioned, an indexing means of the wind turbine alignment tool is advanced along an adjustment link member of the wind turbine alignment tool to impart an alignment force onto the selected support flange to align the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine. The method preferably concludes by rechecking the alignment of the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Discovery Oil and Wind Energy Services, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew J. McBride
  • Patent number: 10048054
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning an input shaft of a wind turbine generator with an output shaft of a wind turbine are disclosed. Preferably, the method includes engaging a support flange of a wind turbine generator with an advancement structure, the support flange communicating with a securement stud associated with the support flange, and supplying a linear force on the support flange with the advancement structure, the linear force shifts the support flange in relation to the securement stud, in which the shifting of the support flange aligns an input shaft of the wind turbine generator secured to the support flange with an output shaft of a wind turbine. The method preferably concludes by rechecking the alignment of the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Discovery Oil and Wind Energy Services, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew J. McBride