Patents by Inventor Raghunandan Chickballapur VENKATAKRISHNAPPA

Raghunandan Chickballapur VENKATAKRISHNAPPA 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 tower having floating platform
    Patent number: 9816489
    Abstract: Towers for wind turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a tower includes a hollow shell defining an interior, the hollow shell extending generally along a longitudinal axis. The tower further includes a platform disposed in the interior and connected to the shell. The platform includes a first plate fixedly connected to the shell. The platform further includes a second plate movably connected to the first plate such that relative movement of the first plate and second plate is permitted in a plane generally transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Raghunandan Chickballapur Venkatakrishnappa, Umesh B. Shingne
  • WIND TURBINE TOWER HAVING FLOATING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20150037166
    Abstract: Towers for wind turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a tower includes a hollow shell defining an interior, the hollow shell extending generally along a longitudinal axis. The tower further includes a platform disposed in the interior and connected to the shell. The platform includes a first plate fixedly connected to the shell. The platform further includes a second plate movably connected to the first plate such that relative movement of the first plate and second plate is permitted in a plane generally transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raghunandan Chickballapur Venkatakrishnappa, Umesh B. Shingne
  • SELF-SUPPORTING PLATFORM FOR A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110140437
    Abstract: A self-supporting platform for a wind turbine tower comprises a grid structure having a plurality of grid nodes, wherein the grid structure transfers a load on the platform to the wall of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Satish VEMURI, Kharyl Evenson George STEPHENS, Hueseyin KARACA, Ingo PAURA, Raghunandan Chickballapur VENKATAKRISHNAPPA