Patents by Inventor Doug KRAUSE

Doug KRAUSE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230295891
    Abstract: A post-tensioning system that is configured for use with concrete wind turbine foundation designs to post-tension the foundations and reduce the amount of reinforcement steel that is needed compared to conventional non-post-tensioned, steel reinforced concrete foundation designs. In the case of an inverted T gravity foundation, the post-tensioning system described herein reduces the amount of reinforcement steel that is required by 30-40 tons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew BRISTOW, Doug KRAUSE, Evelyn HUNSBERGER
  • Publication number: 20230275542
    Abstract: A solar panel system includes a plurality of solar panel assemblies arranged into an array having a plurality of rows and columns. A plurality of support cables are connected to the solar panel assemblies and that support the solar panel assemblies with support poles thereof in a vertical orientation. Support structures are disposed at the perimeter of the array and connected to ends of the support cables. The support structures include one or more pitch poles and/or one or more cable adjustment mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Doug KRAUSE, Louis WOOD
  • Publication number: 20220021332
    Abstract: A solar panel assembly where a solar panel(s) is mounted on a support pole that is pivotally attached to a footing. By adjusting the angle of the support pole relative to ground, the orientation of the solar panel can be changed in full-axis directions. A plurality of the solar panel assemblies can be arranged into an array of rows and columns. Each row includes a row support cable that is connected to each one of the solar panel assemblies in the row to simultaneously adjust an angle of each of the solar panels in the row. In addition, each column includes a column support cable that is connected to each one of the solar panel assemblies in the column which may be used to simultaneously adjust an angle of each of the solar panels in the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Doug KRAUSE, Louis WOOD
  • Publication number: 20200157760
    Abstract: Concrete foundations for supporting towers and other structures under heavy cyclical loads are described. Some or all of the major concrete components, such as the beams and the hubs, that form the foundation are fabricated off-site and then transported to the intended use site for the foundation. The concrete components can be fabricated as pre-cast segments, sections, or pieces, with the pre-cast segments then being assembled in the field at the use site to form each component, and the components then being assembled together to form the foundation. In one embodiment, the beams used in the foundation may have a box-girder construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian CORELLA, Doug KRAUSE, Zach GODSELL
  • Publication number: 20190119875
    Abstract: Concrete foundations for supporting towers and other structures under heavy cyclical loads are described. Some or all of the major concrete components, such as the beams and the hubs, that form the foundation are fabricated off-site and then transported to the intended use site for the foundation. The concrete components can be fabricated as pre-cast segments, sections, or pieces, with the pre-cast segments then being assembled in the field at the use site to form each component, and the components then being assembled together to form the foundation. In one embodiment, the beams used in the foundation may have a box-girder construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Adrian CORELLA, Doug KRAUSE, Zach GODSELL