Patents by Inventor Rodney Robert Redd, II

Rodney Robert Redd, II 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).

  • System and method for removing or installing a main shaft of a wind turbine with rigging
    Patent number: 10337503
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for removing or installing a main shaft and attached main bearing assembly of a wind turbine from a bedplate. The method and system use rigging and specialized tooling and procedures to perform the method in the field with the machine head remaining atop the tower or removed from the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darrick Adam Vanderwalker, Jonathan Paul Signore, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Rodney Robert Redd, II, Kevin Tyler Eherts, Hunter Ryan Anderson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING OR INSTALLING A MAIN SHAFT OF A WIND TURBINE WITH RIGGING
    Publication number: 20180313329
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for removing or installing a main shaft and attached main bearing assembly of a wind turbine from a bedplate. The method and system use rigging and specialized tooling and procedures to perform the method in the field with the machine head remaining atop the tower or removed from the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Darrick Adam Vanderwalker, Jonathan Paul Signore, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Rodney Robert Redd, II, Kevin Tyler Eherts, Hunter Ryan Anderson
  • Method and system for replacing a single wind turbine blade
    Patent number: 9745953
    Abstract: A method of replacing a wind turbine blade includes connecting a plurality of first hoisting devices between a wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, suspending the wind turbine blade from the wind turbine support hub through the plurality of first hoisting devices, connecting a plurality of second hoisting devices between the wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, supporting the wind turbine support blade with the plurality of second hoisting devices, disconnecting the plurality of first hoisting devices from the wind turbine blade, and lowering the wind turbine blade to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ulrich Werner Neumann, Kevin Thomas Costain, Forrest Christopher Hach, Michael Royce Johnson, Gaylon Mitchell Pfeiffer, Rodney Robert Redd, II, Stephanie Lohberg Willman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A SINGLE WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20150226179
    Abstract: A method of replacing a wind turbine blade includes connecting a plurality of first hoisting devices between a wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, suspending the wind turbine blade from the wind turbine support hub through the plurality of first hoisting devices, connecting a plurality of second hoisting devices between the wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, supporting the wind turbine support blade with the plurality of second hoisting devices, disconnecting the plurality of first hoisting devices from the wind turbine blade, and lowering the wind turbine blade to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Ulrich Werner Neumann, Kevin Thomas Costain, Forrest Christopher Hach, Michael Royce Johnson, Gaylon Mitchell Pfeiffer, Rodney Robert Redd, II, Stephanie Lohberg Willman