Patents by Inventor Fredrick S. Gant

Fredrick S. Gant 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).

  • TUNED MASS DAMPER FOR FLOATING STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210387702
    Abstract: A tuned mass damper (TMD) system in combination with a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) platform includes a barge type FOWT platform having a hull configured to have a wind turbine tower mounted thereon. A TMD system is mounted in the hull and has a first TMD configured to operate at a first frequency, and a second TMD configured to operate at a second frequency different than the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Christopher K. Allen, Anthony M. Viselli, Andrew J. Goupee, Habib J. Dagher, Robert E. Berry, Jeffrey L. Lindner, Fredrick S. Gant, John S. Towsend, Rebecca L. Williams