Patents by Inventor Thomas William Christophersen

Thomas William Christophersen 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).

  • CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A BLADE ACCESS SYSTEM TO A NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20240052812
    Abstract: A blade access system (24) includes a support frame (28) configured to be coupled to a nacelle (14) of a wind turbine (10), the support frame (28) having at least one connecting member (42) configured to be selectively attached to and detached from at least one connecting member (40) included with the nacelle (14). A nacelle (14) includes at least one connecting member (40) configured to be coupled to at least one connecting member (42) of a support frame (28) of a blade access system (24). The at least one support frame connecting member (42) is configured to cooperate with the at least one nacelle connecting member (40) to define an unlocked position which is configured to allow the support frame (28) to attach to and detach from the nacelle (14), and a locked position which is configured to prevent the support frame (28) from detaching from the nacelle (28). A method of connecting the blade access system (24) to the nacelle (14) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Payam Javadian, Thomas William Christophersen, Balachandar Mahalingam, Joris Kofman, Niels Møller Madsen