Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Bean

Christopher Michael Bean 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).

  • Edge pressure relieving groove shaft
    Patent number: 11795917
    Abstract: A main rotor shaft of a wind turbine configured to reducing contact pressure at a hub joint connection includes a flanged portion and a rod portion. The flanged portion includes an outer circumferential edge, an outer radial area, and an inner radial area. The outer radial area includes holes placed around the outer radial area for attachment to a wind turbine hub. The outer circumferential edge includes a groove placed atop the outer circumferential edge. The rod portion is formed with the inner radial area and configured for connection to a gearbox of a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Hemant Bhimrao Pawar, Bradley Graham Moore, Vinay Bawane, Christopher Michael Bean
  • EDGE PRESSURE RELIEVING GROOVE SHAFT
    Publication number: 20230304474
    Abstract: A main rotor shaft of a wind turbine configured to reducing contact pressure at a hub joint connection includes a flanged portion and a rod portion. The flanged portion includes an outer circumferential edge, an outer radial area, and an inner radial area. The outer radial area includes holes placed around the outer radial area for attachment to a wind turbine hub. The outer circumferential edge includes a groove placed atop the outer circumferential edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hemant Bhimrao Pawar, Bradley Graham Moore, Vinay Bawane, Christopher Michael Bean