Patents by Inventor Owen Devlin Gauthier

Owen Devlin Gauthier 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).

  • Assembly and method for preventing exposure of personnel to an opening defined by a surface of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 11598318
    Abstract: An assembly and method are provided for preventing exposure of personnel to an opening defined by a surface of a wind turbine. Accordingly, a hatch assembly is arranged adjacent to the opening. The hatch assembly includes a frame structure and a support structure. The frame structure includes a plurality of frame members arranged together to at least partially surrounded opening the plurality of frame members further define a passageway for receiving the support surface. The support surface is slidable between a first position and a second position. The support surface occludes the opening defined by the surface of the wind turbine when the support surface is in the first position and occludes the passageway defined by the plurality frame members when in the second position so as to prevent exposure of personnel to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Demianovich, James Eric Reed, Gary Wayne Holladay, Owen Devlin Gauthier
  • ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL TO AN OPENING DEFINED BY A SURFACE OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20210180573
    Abstract: An assembly and method are provided for preventing exposure of personnel to an opening defined by a surface of a wind turbine. Accordingly, a hatch assembly is arranged adjacent to the opening. The hatch assembly includes a frame structure and a support structure. The frame structure includes a plurality of frame members arranged together to at least partially surrounded opening the plurality of frame members further define a passageway for receiving the support surface. The support surface is slidable between a first position and a second position. The support surface occludes the opening defined by the surface of the wind turbine when the support surface is in the first position and occludes the passageway defined by the plurality frame members when in the second position so as to prevent exposure of personnel to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Demianovich, James Eric Reed, Gary Wayne Holladay, Owen Devlin Gauthier