Patents by Inventor Priyangu C. Patel

Priyangu C. Patel 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).

  • Additively manufactured journal bearing for a wind turbine gearbox
    Patent number: 11865621
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gear assembly of a gearbox in a wind turbine includes providing a pin shaft of the gear assembly. The method also includes depositing material onto an exterior surface of the pin shaft of the gear assembly via an additive manufacturing process driven by a computer numerical control (CNC) device to form a bearing that circumferentially surrounds and adheres to the pin shaft. Further, the method includes providing a gear circumferentially around the bearing to form the gear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hayden McgarityBashiri, Aaron Wertz, Kevin M. Vandevoorde, Raed Zuhair Hasan, Priyangu C. Patel, John P. Davis, Ganesh Raut
  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED JOURNAL BEARING FOR A WIND TURBINE GEARBOX
    Publication number: 20210270358
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gear assembly of a gearbox in a wind turbine includes providing a pin shaft of the gear assembly. The method also includes depositing material onto an exterior surface of the pin shaft of the gear assembly via an additive manufacturing process driven by a computer numerical control (CNC) device to form a bearing that circumferentially surrounds and adheres to the pin shaft. Further, the method includes providing a gear circumferentially around the bearing to form the gear assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hayden McgarityBashiri, Aaron Wertz, Kevin M. Vandevoorde, Raed Zuhair Hasan, Priyangu C. Patel, John P. Davis, Ganesh Raut
  • Repair method for a gearbox assembly of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 10502193
    Abstract: A repair method for a gearbox assembly for a wind turbine is disclosed. The gearbox includes a gearbox housing having an upwind end and a downwind end, a gear assembly configured within the gearbox housing, at least one shaft configured with the gear assembly and extending from the gearbox housing to a generator of the wind turbine, and a sleeve assembly configured with the gearbox housing. Further, the sleeve assembly is removable so as to provide additional space in the gearbox housing during at least one of disassembly or assembly of the gearbox assembly such that the various components can be easily repaired and/or replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rong Li, Jonathan Paul Signore, Tingyu Zhang, Wei Zheng, Souvik Porel, Priyangu C. Patel, James Edward Cencula
  • REPAIR METHOD FOR A GEARBOX ASSEMBLY OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20180283360
    Abstract: A repair method for a gearbox assembly for a wind turbine is disclosed. The gearbox includes a gearbox housing having an upwind end and a downwind end, a gear assembly configured within the gearbox housing, at least one shaft configured with the gear assembly and extending from the gearbox housing to a generator of the wind turbine, and a sleeve assembly configured with the gearbox housing. Further, the sleeve assembly is removable so as to provide additional space in the gearbox housing during at least one of disassembly or assembly of the gearbox assembly such that the various components can be easily repaired and/or replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Rong LI, Jonathan Paul SIGNORE, Tingyu ZHANG, Wei ZHENG, Souvik POREL, Priyangu C. PATEL, James Edward CENCULA
  • Drivetrain system for a wind turbine generator and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 8376708
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a wind turbine includes a gearbox and a generator. The gear box includes a housing and an output shaft that is rotatably coupled within the housing, wherein the gearbox further includes at least one bearing positioned between the housing and the output shaft. The generator includes a stator coupled to the housing such that the stator is positioned radially inward from the housing, and a rotor coupled to the output shaft such that the rotor is positioned radially inward from the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Priyangu C. Patel, Edwin Hidding, Gary R. Barnes, Patrick Lee Jansen, Adam Daniel Minadeo, Stephen B. Johnson, James H. Madge, Blake Weldon Wilson, Eric Steven Buskirk, Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Jacob Johannes Nies
  • DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100329867
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a wind turbine includes a gearbox and a generator. The gear box includes a housing and an output shaft that is rotatably coupled within the housing, wherein the gearbox further includes at least one bearing positioned between the housing and the output shaft. The generator includes a stator coupled to the housing such that the stator is positioned radially outward from the housing, and a rotor coupled to the output shaft such that the rotor is positioned radially inward from the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Priyangu C. Patel, Edwin Hidding, Gary R. Barnes, Patrick Lee Jansen, Adam Daniel Minadeo, Stephen B. Johnson, James H. Madge, Blake Weldon Wilson, Eric Steven Buskirk, Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Jacob Johannes Nies