Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Colman

Nathaniel Colman 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).

  • Bracket for clamping a wind turbine blade mould to a supporting structure
    Patent number: 9481109
    Abstract: A bracket is described for clamping a mould to a supporting structure. The bracket includes a first part and a second part for attaching to the mould and to the supporting structure, respectively, or vice versa. The first and second parts are connected together and configured to provide constrained relative movement along a first axis to accommodate thermal expansion of the mould relative to the supporting structure in a first direction parallel to the first axis. The first and second parts of the bracket are connected via an articulated joint that allows the first and second parts to pivot relative to one another without moving the first axis such that the bracket can independently accommodate misalignments between the mould and the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Leif Kappel Petersen, Paul Todd, Nathaniel Colman
  • BRACKET FOR CLAMPING A WIND TURBINE BLADE MOULD TO A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140287084
    Abstract: A bracket is described for clamping a mould to a supporting structure. The bracket includes a first part and a second part for attaching to the mould and to the supporting structure, respectively, or vice versa. The first and second parts are connected together and configured to provide constrained relative movement along a first axis to accommodate thermal expansion of the mould relative to the supporting structure in a first direction parallel to the first axis. The first and second parts of the bracket are connected via an articulated joint that allows the first and second parts to pivot relative to one another without moving the first axis such that the bracket can independently accommodate misalignments between the mould and the supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Leif Kappel Petersen, Paul Todd, Nathaniel Colman