Patents by Inventor Matthias Alfons Volmer

Matthias Alfons Volmer 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).

  • Systems and methods for assembling a pitch assembly for use in a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8092171
    Abstract: A method of assembling a wind turbine. The method includes coupling a pitch bearing to a hub that includes a wall. The pitch bearing includes a plurality of sets of pitch bearing teeth. At least one blade is coupled to the pitch bearing such that the blade is rotatable about a pitch axis. A plurality of pitch gearbox brackets are coupled to the hub wall. A pitch drive system is selectively coupled to one of the plurality of pitch gearbox brackets, wherein a predetermined set of pitch bearing teeth are in contact with the pitch drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dieter Hermann Benno Wiebrock, Matthias Alfons Volmer
  • YAW BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR BRAKING USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110057451
    Abstract: A yaw bearing assembly includes a first component having a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface, and a brake assembly coupled with respect to the first component and adjacent to at least one of the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface. The brake assembly includes a piston, a sliding pad coupled to the piston, and an activation device coupled to the piston for moving the sliding pad with respect to at least one of the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Matthias Alfons Volmer, Shanmuga-Priyan Subramanian
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING A PITCH ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20100135808
    Abstract: A method of assembling a wind turbine. The method includes coupling a pitch bearing to a hub that includes a wall. The pitch bearing includes a plurality of sets of pitch bearing teeth. At least one blade is coupled to the pitch bearing such that the blade is rotatable about a pitch axis. A plurality of pitch gearbox brackets are coupled to the hub wall. A pitch drive system is selectively coupled to one of the plurality of pitch gearbox brackets, wherein a predetermined set of pitch bearing teeth are in contact with the pitch drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Dieter Hermann Benno Wiebrock, Matthias Alfons Volmer