Patents by Inventor Olaf Brinckmann

Olaf Brinckmann 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).

  • Wind turbine generator with an electric generator bearing assembly
    Patent number: 11396865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wind turbine generator (WTG) with a ball bearing (31) supporting a rotating shaft. A suction provider (35), e.g. a rotating disc, is provided next to the ball bearing. An opposite grease reservoir (41) supplies the ball bearing with grease during rotational operation, the grease reservoir further having a shape so that a point (43) of the at least one grease reservoir being closest to the rotating shaft and a grease inlet of the ball bearing are adjoining. The suction provider creates a pressure which is slightly lower than atmospheric pressure, thereby creating a suction of grease (47) through the ball bearing from the grease reservoir, which aids in distributing the grease in the ball bearing. The invention provides an improved ball bearing having an extended lifetime of up to e.g. 7-10 years.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Kim Sveinsson Sørensen, Flemming Væversted Jørgensen, Olaf Brinckmann
  • A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR BEARING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190301435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wind turbine generator (WTG) with a ball bearing (31) supporting a rotating shaft. A suction provider (35), e.g. a rotating disc, is provided next to the ball bearing. An opposite grease reservoir (41) supplies the ball bearing with grease during rotational operation, the grease reservoir further having a shape so that a point (43) of the at least one grease reservoir being closest to the rotating shaft and a grease inlet of the ball bearing are adjoining. The suction provider creates a pressure which is slightly lower than atmospheric pressure, thereby creating a suction of grease (47) through the ball bearing from the grease reservoir, which aids in distributing the grease in the ball bearing. The invention provides an improved ball bearing having an extended lifetime of up to e.g. 7-10 years.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kim Sveinsson Sørensen, Flemming Væversted Jørgensen, Olaf Brinckmann