Patents by Inventor Wallace Lafferty

Wallace Lafferty 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).

  • Foundation for a wind turbine and method of making same
    Patent number: 10107265
    Abstract: A method for assembling a modular foundation of a wind turbine having a base and a plurality of foundation sections includes positioning the base of the foundation on a support surface, arranging a plurality of tensioning elements so as to extend from the base to a second location spaced from the base, and stacking a plurality of foundation sections on the base by guiding the foundation sections from the second location toward the base using the tensioning elements. A modular wind turbine foundation includes a base positioned on the seabed; a plurality of tensioning elements extending from the base to a location adjacent the surface of the water; and a plurality of serially stacked foundation segments on top of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S
    Inventor: Wallace Lafferty
  • FOUNDATION FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20140044554
    Abstract: A method for assembling a modular foundation of a wind turbine having a base and a plurality of foundation sections includes positioning the base of the foundation on a support surface, arranging a plurality of tensioning elements so as to extend from the base to a second location spaced from the base, and stacking a plurality of foundation sections on the base by guiding the foundation sections from the second location toward the base using the tensioning elements. A modular wind turbine foundation includes a base positioned on the seabed; a plurality of tensioning elements extending from the base to a location adjacent the surface of the water; and a plurality of serially stacked foundation segments on top of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Wallace Lafferty
  • Control Network for Wind Turbine Park
    Publication number: 20110193344
    Abstract: A wind park comprising a plurality of wind turbines that are coupled to each other via a control network. Control data, for example, data derived from sensors may be exchanged between the wind turbines via the control network, thereby allowing the wind turbines of the wind park to adjust operational parameters based on data received from other wind turbines of the wind park.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Wallace Lafferty, Chakradhar Byreddy