Patents by Inventor Brian Keith Andreson

Brian Keith Andreson 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).

  • Multi-sided ventilation assembly for wind turbine tower access door
    Patent number: 9782710
    Abstract: A wind turbine tower includes a door access opening in a down tower area of the tower. A hinged door panel covers the door access opening, with a ventilation opening defined through the door panel. A multi-sided intake structure, such as a box-like structure, is connected to an exterior of the door panel over the first ventilation opening. The intake structure extends transversely from the door panel and includes a top side, a bottom side, and at least two vertical sides extending between the top side and the bottom side. The vertical sides are open to air flow therethrough. The top and bottom sides may also be open to air flow therethrough. Air from multiple directions is drawn into an interior of the wind turbine tower through the intake structure and ventilation opening. A filtering system with first and second stage filters may be incorporated with any of the intake structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pritesh Jain, Vijendra Singh Chauhan, Darren John Danielsen, Roman Kolar, Danian Zheng, Jay F. Leonard, Brian Keith Andreson, Adam Lord
  • MULTI-SIDED VENTILATION ASSEMBLY FOR WIND TURBINE TOWER ACCESS DOOR
    Publication number: 20170009746
    Abstract: A wind turbine tower includes a door access opening in a down tower area of the tower. A hinged door panel covers the door access opening, with a ventilation opening defined through the door panel. A multi-sided intake structure, such as a box-like structure, is connected to an exterior of the door panel over the first ventilation opening. The intake structure extends transversely from the door panel and includes a top side, a bottom side, and at least two vertical sides extending between the top side and the bottom side. The vertical sides are open to air flow therethrough. The top and bottom sides may also be open to air flow therethrough. Air from multiple directions is drawn into an interior of the wind turbine tower through the intake structure and ventilation opening. A filtering system with first and second stage filters may be incorporated with any of the intake structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Pritesh Jain, Vijendra Singh Chauhan, Darren John Danielsen, Roman Kolar, Danian Zheng, Jay F. Leonard, Brian Keith Andreson, Adam Lord