Patents by Inventor Dwayne M. Ganner

Dwayne M. Ganner 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).

  • ARTICULATED CLAMP FIXTURE FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20250154933
    Abstract: An articulated support fixture for a wind turbine blade includes a base frame with first and second bearing slide areas and first and second bearing blocks disposed to slide thereabout, each bearing block including a laterally oriented bearing. A fixture mount with a laterally oriented axle engages the laterally oriented bearings enabling the fixture mount to articulate about the lateral axle. The first and second bearing slide areas are configured to enable the first and second bearing blocks, together with the fixture mount, to slide along a generally longitudinal path, and to enable rotation of the fixture mount about a vertical axis as the first and second bearing blocks cooperatively slide upon the first and second bearing slide areas. A wind turbine blade interface is attached to the fixture mount, to enable engagement with, and support of, the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: BNSF Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sullivan, Dwayne M. Ganner, John L. Ferris, Christof J. Hettiger, Alejandra Soltero, James W.V. Tabije
  • Articulated clamp fixture for wind turbine blade
    Patent number: 12196176
    Abstract: An articulated support fixture for a wind turbine blade includes a base frame with first and second bearing slide areas and first and second bearing blocks disposed to slide thereabout, each bearing block including a laterally oriented bearing. A fixture mount with a laterally oriented axle engages the laterally oriented bearings enabling the fixture mount to articulate about the lateral axle. The first and second bearing slide areas are configured to enable the first and second bearing blocks, together with the fixture mount, to slide along a generally longitudinal path, and to enable rotation of the fixture mount about a vertical axis as the first and second bearing blocks cooperatively slide upon the first and second bearing slide areas. A wind turbine blade interface is attached to the fixture mount, to enable engagement with, and support of, the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: BNSF Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sullivan, Dwayne M. Ganner, John L. Ferris, Christof J. Hettiger, Alejandra Soltero, James W. V. Tabije
  • Articulated Clamp Fixture for Wind Turbine Blade
    Publication number: 20240011468
    Abstract: An articulated support fixture for a wind turbine blade includes a base frame with first and second bearing slide areas and first and second bearing blocks disposed to slide thereabout, each bearing block including a laterally oriented bearing. A fixture mount with a laterally oriented axle engages the laterally oriented bearings enabling the fixture mount to articulate about the lateral axle. The first and second bearing slide areas are configured to enable the first and second bearing blocks, together with the fixture mount, to slide along a generally longitudinal path, and to enable rotation of the fixture mount about a vertical axis as the first and second bearing blocks cooperatively slide upon the first and second bearing slide areas. A wind turbine blade interface is attached to the fixture mount, to enable engagement with, and support of, the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: BNSF Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sullivan, Dwayne M. Ganner, John L. Ferris, Christof J. Hettiger, Alejandra Soltero, James W.V. Tabije