Patents by Inventor Daniel LOPEZ-BENEDITO

Daniel LOPEZ-BENEDITO 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).

  • Positioning assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade lifting device
    Patent number: 10822207
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a lift system for a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The lift system includes a lifting device having at least one cradle. The cradle has a profile that corresponds to at least one of the exterior surfaces of the rotor blade so as to support at least a portion of the rotor blade. Further, the lift system includes a positioning assembly having at least one distance sensor mounted to the hub and at least one visual sensor mounted to the lifting device. Thus, the distance sensor is configured to identify a distance from the hub to the lifting device and the visual sensor is configured to identify a position of the rotor blade in the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Lopez-Benedito, John Carl Bell, Gaylon Mitchell Pfeiffer, Theodore Steven Wilmot, Adam Sean Davis, Marc Cavalle, Jordi Escola Belarte, Bart Jan Veldkamp, Christoph Lammen
  • POSITIONING ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE LIFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180362306
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a lift system for a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The lift system includes a lifting device having at least one cradle. The cradle has a profile that corresponds to at least one of the exterior surfaces of the rotor blade so as to support at least a portion of the rotor blade. Further, the lift system includes a positioning assembly having at least one distance sensor mounted to the hub and at least one visual sensor mounted to the lifting device. Thus, the distance sensor is configured to identify a distance from the hub to the lifting device and the visual sensor is configured to identify a position of the rotor blade in the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel LOPEZ-BENEDITO, John Carl BELL, Gaylon Mitchell PFEIFFER, Theodore Steven WILMOT, Adam Sean DAVIS, Marc CAVALLE, Jordi ESCOLA BELARTE, Bart Jan VELDKAMP, Christoph LAMMEN