Patents by Inventor Johan Pieter SCHOT

Johan Pieter SCHOT 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).

  • Wind turbine installation method
    Patent number: 12018644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing an offshore wind turbine at a target location at sea with an installation vessel, the vessel comprising: —a nacelle support structure for temporarily supporting a nacelle comprising a hub having a plurality of root end connectors to which the root ends of the blades are to be connected, the nacelle support structure comprising: ?a support tower extending upwardly from a deck of the installation vessel, ?a support platform configured to temporarily support the nacelle, —one or more lifting devices configured for: ?lifting the nacelle onto the support platform, ?lifting a nacelle assembly including the blades onto a wind turbine mast located adjacent the vessel, wherein the method comprises: a) lifting the nacelle onto the support platform, and securing the nacelle to the support platform, b) orienting a root end connector of the hub of the nacelle in a direction facing a guide path of the blade moving system, c) connecting the root end of the first blade
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE
    Inventors: Erik Fredericus Maria Van Hintum, Thijs Johannes Sebastianus Vervoort, Joris Van Drunen, Jacob-Jan Lagerwerf, Rik Wessel Van Mierlo, Pieter Stammeijer, Johan Pieter Schot
  • WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210246878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing an offshore wind turbine at a target location at sea with an installation vessel, the vessel comprising:—a nacelle support structure for temporarily supporting a nacelle comprising a hub having a plurality of root end connectors to which the root ends of the blades are to be connected, the nacelle support structure comprising:—a support tower extending upwardly from a deck of the installation vessel,—a support platform configured to temporarily support the nacelle,—one or more lifting devices configured for:—lifting the nacelle onto the support platform,—lifting a nacelle assembly including the blades onto a wind turbine mast located adjacent the vessel, wherein the method comprises: a) lifting the nacelle onto the support platform, and securing the nacelle to the support platform, b) orienting a root end connector of the hub of the nacelle in a direction facing a guide path of the blade moving system, c) connecting the root end of the first blade to th
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Fredericus Maria VAN HINTUM, Thijs Johannes Sebastianus VERVOORT, Joris VAN DRUNEN, Jacob-Jan LAGERWERF, Rik Wessel VAN MIERLO, Pieter STAMMEIJER, Johan Pieter SCHOT