Patents by Inventor Eric Paul Shelleman

Eric Paul Shelleman 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).

  • Integrated system and method for servicing a component of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 11313356
    Abstract: An integrated repair system for servicing a component within the nacelle of the wind turbine uptower. The repair system includes at least one mounting location integrally formed into a bedplate support frame of the wind turbine and a frame assembly coupled to the bedplate support frame. The frame assembly supports at least one clamp element and at least one jack element. When the gearbox is moved in the nacelle during repair procedures, the repair system supports the main shaft uptower such that the rotor remains installed onto the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jay F. Leonard, Eric Paul Shelleman
  • INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICING A COMPONENT OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20220056889
    Abstract: An integrated repair system for servicing a component within the nacelle of the wind turbine uptower. The repair system includes at least one mounting location integrally formed into a bedplate support frame of the wind turbine and a frame assembly coupled to the bedplate support frame. The frame assembly supports at least one clamp element and at least one jack element. When the gearbox is moved in the nacelle during repair procedures, the repair system supports the main shaft uptower such that the rotor remains installed onto the rotor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jay F. Leonard, Eric Paul Shelleman