Patents by Inventor Michael Claude Ebner

Michael Claude Ebner 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).

  • System and method for arranging wind turbine blades
    Patent number: 8511921
    Abstract: A system for arranging wind turbine blades includes first and second root cradles and a first tip cradle proximate to the second root cradle, wherein the first tip cradle is angled approximately 30 to 60 degrees with respect to a horizontal line. The system also includes a second tip cradle proximate to the first root cradle, wherein the second tip cradle is angled approximately 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal line. A method for arranging wind turbine blades includes transferring a first wind turbine blade to a first root cradle and transferring a second wind turbine blade to a second root cradle. The method further includes rotating at least a portion of the first wind turbine blade about at least a portion of the second wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Gabell Riddell, Michael Claude Ebner, Rene Michel Beukers, Hendrik Cejus de Roo
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING WIND TURBINE BLADES
    Publication number: 20110131809
    Abstract: A system for arranging wind turbine blades includes first and second root cradles and a first tip cradle proximate to the second root cradle, wherein the first tip cradle is angled approximately 30 to 60 degrees with respect to a horizontal line. The system also includes a second tip cradle proximate to the first root cradle, wherein the second tip cradle is angled approximately 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal line. A method for arranging wind turbine blades includes transferring a first wind turbine blade to a first root cradle and transferring a second wind turbine blade to a second root cradle. The method further includes rotating at least a portion of the first wind turbine blade about at least a portion of the second wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Gabell Riddell, Michael Claude Ebner, René Michel Beukers, Hendrik Cejus de Roo