Patents by Inventor Axel Peter Madsen

Axel Peter Madsen 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).

  • Assembly for rotating a suspended load
    Patent number: 11603293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for rotating a suspended load around a substantially vertical axis, the assembly comprising an inner rim configured to have a fixed relationship with the suspended load to be rotated, an outer rim engaging the inner rim in a manner so that the inner and outer rims are configured to perform rotational movements relative to each other during rotation of the suspended load, and a drive unit for performing the relative rotational movement between the inner and outer rims. The assembly of the present invention may be secured to a lifting yoke for lifting wind turbine related components, such as entire wind turbine towers, wind turbine tower sections, nacelles, rotor blades or containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Fyhn Friis, Anders Olsen, Troels Vahle, Axel Peter Madsen
  • ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING A SUSPENDED LOAD
    Publication number: 20200087122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for rotating a suspended load around a substantially vertical axis, the assembly comprising an inner rim configured to have a fixed relationship with the suspended load to be rotated, an outer rim engaging the inner rim in a manner so that the inner and outer rims are configured to perform rotational movements relative to each other during rotation of the suspended load, and a drive unit for performing the relative rotational movement between the inner and outer rims. The assembly of the present invention may be secured to a lifting yoke for lifting wind turbine related components, such as entire wind turbine towers, wind turbine tower sections, nacelles, rotor blades or containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jesper Fyhn Friis, Anders Olsen, Troels Vahle, Axel Peter Madsen