Patents by Inventor Rick Thomas Wright

Rick Thomas Wright 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).

  • Segmented wind turbine blades with truss connection regions, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 9500179
    Abstract: Segmented wind turbine blades with truss connection regions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A wind turbine system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a wind turbine with a first segment having a first position along the longitudinal axis and having a first internal load-bearing structure for which non-truss structure elements carry at least 90% of the shear loads in the first segment. The blade further includes a second segment having a second position along the longitudinal axis and having a second internal load-bearing structure for which non-truss structure elements carry at least 90% of the shear loads in the first segment. A connection region between the first and second segments includes an internal load-bearing truss structure connected between the first internal load-bearing structure and the second internal load-bearing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Cory P. Arendt, Myles L. Baker, Rick Thomas Wright