Patents by Inventor Josh Kissinge

Josh Kissinge 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 blade lowering apparatus
    Patent number: 9476403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine enabling a cost effective and easy attachment/replacement of rotor blades and to a method of attaching a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine. The wind turbine in accordance with the invention comprises a tower resting on a base, at least one rotor blade having a blade connector portion, a nacelle housing a shaft to which a hub is attached, the nacelle being mounted atop the tower. Said hub of the wind turbine comprises a plurality of hub connection flanges, each hub connection flange being adapted to be detachably connected to a blade connector portion of a rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co.
    Inventors: Neil Smith, Josh Kissinger, Ole Kils
  • Wind Turbine Blade Lowering Apparatus
    Publication number: 20160040649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine enabling a cost effective and easy attachment/replacement of rotor blades and to a method of attaching a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine. The wind turbine in accordance with the invention comprises a tower resting on a base, at least one rotor blade having a blade connector portion, a nacelle housing a shaft to which a hub is attached, the nacelle being mounted atop the tower. Said hub of the wind turbine comprises a plurality of hub connection flanges, each hub connection flange being adapted to be detachably connected to a blade connector portion of a rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Clipper Windpower, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Smith, Josh Kissinge, Ole Kils