Patents by Inventor David Grossen

David Grossen 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).

  • Repairing a gear part in a wind turbine
    Patent number: 10378636
    Abstract: A method for repairing a gear part (1) in a wind turbine, in particular repairing damaged teeth of a toothed rim (2). A repair cavity (10) is formed by removing material, including one or more damaged teeth, from the gear part (1) by drilling one or more holes through the gear part (1) along a direction which is substantially parallel to an axis of circular symmetry of the gear part (1). A repair segment (15) comprising one or more replacement gear teeth (16), and having a geometry which matches a geometry of the repair cavity (10), is arranged in the repair cavity (10), and attached to the gear part (1) by introducing one or more fasteners (17) into fastener openings (11, 13, 14) formed in the gear part (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Vesta Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Nicholas Brown, David Grossen
  • REPAIRING A GEAR PART IN A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20170241535
    Abstract: A method for repairing a gear part (1) in a wind turbine, in particular repairing damaged teeth of a toothed rim (2). A repair cavity (10) is formed by removing material, including one or more damaged teeth, from the gear part (1) by drilling one or more holes through the gear part (1) along a direction which is substantially parallel to an axis of circular symmetry of the gear part (1). A repair segment (15) comprising one or more replacement gear teeth (16), and having a geometry which matches a geometry of the repair cavity (10), is arranged in the repair cavity (10), and attached to the gear part (1) by introducing one or more fasteners (17) into fastener openings (11, 13, 14) formed in the gear part (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas Brown, David Grossen