Patents by Inventor Kurt Goodwin

Kurt Goodwin 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).

  • Gear set, wind turbine incorporating such a gear set and method of servicing a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8696314
    Abstract: A gear set is disclosed. The gear set includes a bearing including an inner race and an outer race, one of the inner race and the outer race being a ring gear including a plurality of first teeth having a first hardness; and a pinion meshable with the ring gear, and including a plurality of second teeth having a second hardness. The second hardness is no greater than the first hardness. A wind turbine incorporating such a gear set and a method of servicing a wind turbine are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron John Mashue, Bradley Graham Moore, Kurt Goodwin
  • GEAR SET, WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SUCH A GEAR SET AND METHOD OF SERVICING A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110142617
    Abstract: A gear set is disclosed. The gear set includes a bearing including an inner race and an outer race, one of the inner race and the outer race being a ring gear including a plurality of first teeth having a first hardness; and a pinion meshable with the ring gear, and including a plurality of second teeth having a second hardness. The second hardness is no greater than the first hardness. A wind turbine incorporating such a gear set and a method of servicing a wind turbine are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron John Mashue, Bradley Graham Moore, Kurt Goodwin