Patents by Inventor Bart CAERS

Bart CAERS 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).

  • Torsion absorber for wind turbines
    Patent number: 11933269
    Abstract: A torsion absorber is provided for attachment to a cylindrical section of a shaft. The torsion absorber includes a flywheel and at least one tensioner. The at least one tensioner is configured to brace a first segment and a second segment of the flywheel against the cylindrical section of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
    Inventor: Bart Caers
  • TORSION ABSORBER FOR WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20210388819
    Abstract: A torsion absorber is provided for attachment to a cylindrical section of a shaft. The torsion absorber includes a flywheel and at least one tensioner. The at least one tensioner is configured to brace a first segment and a second segment of the flywheel against the cylindrical section of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Bart Caers
  • PIVOTABLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210156762
    Abstract: A transmission (101) with a rotatable structure (119), a first shaft (103) and a second shaft (105). The first shaft (103) and the second shaft (105) can be, respectively, an input shaft or an output shaft of the transmission (101). The first shaft (103) and the second shaft (105) are mounted to rotate in the rotatable structure (119). A rotational axis of the first shaft (103) and a rotational axis of the rotatable structure (119) are identical, and a rotational axis of the second shaft (105) and the rotational axis of the rotatable structure (119) are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Bart CAERS