Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Till

Kevin R. Till 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).

  • Publication number: 20130017086
    Abstract: A blade monitoring system is provided for inspecting the condition of at least one turbine blade of a wind turbine generator. The wind turbine blade condition monitoring system includes a wind turbine which has at least one blade mounted on a hub, the hub mounted to a nacelle body along an axis of rotation, the nacelle being supported on a tower. A storage location is connected to at least one of the nacelle body and the tower and includes an opening. A storage door is mounted to and selectively covers the opening, acting to enclose the storage location. The blade monitoring system also includes imaging equipment for imaging the at least one blade and a conveyance system. The conveyance system is mounted to at least one of the nacelle body and the tower and is connected to the imaging equipment. The conveyance system conveys the imaging equipment from within the storage location through the opening in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least one blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin R. Till