Patents by Inventor Ole Petter TORVIK

Ole Petter TORVIK 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).

  • Tool, installation assembly, and method for positioning a wind turbine blade
    Patent number: 11566604
    Abstract: Described is a tool and apparatus for positioning a blade for a wind turbine the wind turbine including a tower and a rotatable hub on the tower. The tool is mounted on a side of the tower so that the blade is supported on the tower in an initial configuration. The tool includes a first part arranged to be angularly movable relative to a second part for tilting the blade with respect to the tower to position the blade in a position that can allow the blade to be connected to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco Norway AS
    Inventors: Anibal B. Teixeira, Ole Petter Torvik, Thor Strand
  • TOOL, INSTALLATION ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20210293222
    Abstract: Described is a tool and apparatus for positioning a blade for a wind turbine the wind turbine including a tower and a rotatable hub on the tower. The tool is mounted on a side of the tower so that the blade is supported on the tower in an initial configuration. The tool includes a first part arranged to be angularly movable relative to a second part for tilting the blade with respect to the tower to position the blade in a position that can allow the blade to be connected to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Anibal B. TEIXEIRA, Ole Petter TORVIK, Thor STRAND