Patents by Inventor Andre Jonathan Filiatrault

Andre Jonathan Filiatrault 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).

  • Alignment tool for use with a wind turbine inspection system and methods of assembling same
    Patent number: 8745888
    Abstract: An alignment tool for use in inspecting a ring gear of a gearbox. The ring gear includes an outer surface and a plurality of gear teeth extending radially inwardly from the outer surface. The alignment tool includes a support member that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The support member is removably mountable to the ring gear outer surface such that the leading edge is oriented substantially parallel to a forward surface of the ring gear. A guide member extends outwardly from the support member. The guide member includes a guide edge that is oriented with respect to a centerline of a gear tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: George Rowan Silliman, James Leo Gauthier, Andre Jonathan Filiatrault, Richard John Bever
  • ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR USE WITH A WIND TURBINE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20120024068
    Abstract: An alignment tool for use in inspecting a ring gear of a gearbox. The ring gear includes an outer surface and a plurality of gear teeth extending radially inwardly from the outer surface. The alignment tool includes a support member that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The support member is removably mountable to the ring gear outer surface such that the leading edge is oriented substantially parallel to a forward surface of the ring gear. A guide member extends outwardly from the support member. The guide member includes a guide edge that is oriented with respect to a centerline of a gear tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: George Rowan Silliman, James Leo Gauthier, Andre Jonathan Filiatrault, Richard John Bever