Patents by Inventor Negel E. Martin

Negel E. Martin 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).

  • Ventilation arrangement
    Patent number: 8186940
    Abstract: A ventilation arrangement for a wind turbine includes an air inlet opening located in a nose cone of said wind turbine, a manhole cover for covering a manhole of a rotor hub of said wind turbine, the manhole cover providing a vent opening for venting hot air from an internal space of said rotor hub, and a flexible piping establishing fluid communication between the internal space of the rotor hub and the air inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard P. Landa, Lane Porter, Ulrich Uphues, Lawrence D. Willey, Ulrich Neumann, Negel E. Martin
  • VENTILATION ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20090060748
    Abstract: A ventilation arrangement for a wind turbine includes an air inlet opening located in a nose cone of said wind turbine, a manhole cover for covering a manhole of a rotor hub of said wind turbine, the manhole cover providing a vent opening for venting hot air from an internal space of said rotor hub, and a flexible piping establishing fluid communication between the internal space of the rotor hub and the air inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Bernard P. Landa, Lane Poter, Ulrich Uphues, Lawrence D. Willey, Ulrich Neumann, Negel E. Martin