| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052651010 | Vertically oriented (e.g., tower, etc.) | 71 |
| 20100101173 | WIND TURBINE TOWER JOINTS - A wind turbine tower includes a first substantially tubular wall section having a tapered edge; a second substantially tubular wall section, arranged substantially coplanar with the first wall section, having a flared edge for seating against the tapered edge of the first wall section; and at least one fastener for securing the tapered edge of the first wall section to the flared edge of the second wall section. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100122508 | TOWER, A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR ARRANGING A PLATFORM INSIDE A TOWER - This invention relates to a tower for a wind turbine, comprising one or more tubular tower sections, having an outer jacket wall and an inward directed flange in its lower and upper ends, and at least one platform arranged inside the tower for facilitating access for maintenance and repairs to the inner of the tower and to the nacelle. The tower also comprises a support structure including at least three elongated tensile load carrying members, which each is attached in its upper end to the upper flange of the tower section and in its lower end to the lower flange of the tower section and which supports one or more platforms that are suspended by the tensile load carrying members while at least one ladder is attached to the platforms. The at least one ladder is stabilized in the horizontal direction by transversal tensile load carrying members extending from the ladder to the tensile load carrying members that are vertically arranged between the upper and lower flanges. The invention also relates to a method for arranging a platform inside a tower. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100126102 | Hollow Profiled Element, Particularly for a Lattice Tower; Method for the Production of Such a Hollow Profiled Element; Lattice Tower Comprising at Least Three Corner Posts - A hollow section, in particular for a lattice tower, including a first section part and a second section part, wherein the cross-section of the hollow section is formed such that the first section part includes two legs and the second section part is arranged between the legs of the first section part such that, in order to form a closed hollow cross-section, one of the end edges of the second section part is connected to one of the legs and the other end edge of the second section part is connected to the other leg of the first section part such that a partial segment of the particular leg of the first section part projects beyond the connection site. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100132299 | WIND TURBINE WITH IMPROVED TOWER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A wind turbine and method for assembling a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine is configured to stand on a foundation, and the wind turbine assembly includes a tower and an elevated tower foundation. The elevated tower foundation has multiple support members having a plurality of main support members and a plurality of bracing members. The bracing members are connected to the main support members. The tower is mounted on the elevated tower foundation. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100162652 | Segment for a Tower, Tower Constructed from Tower Segments, Element for a segment for a Tower, Method for the Pre-Assembly of segments for a Tower, Method for the Assembly of a Tower Containing Segments - A segment for a tower containing a number of longitudinal corner elements ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100180533 | WIND TURBINE TOWER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD USING FRICTION FORGING - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for creating a lattice type structure using friction forge bonds to connect the tower members. The system includes a rotary actuator for engaging and rotating a fastener to create frictional heat at a forge interface between the fastener and two or more workpieces. The system also includes a press that forces the fastener against the workpieces to be bonded, and a heater that may provide additional heating of the fastener and the opening. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100192503 | WIND POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a wind turbine ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100192504 | SPACEFRAME NACELLE FOR A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SPACEFRAME NACELLE - A nacelle for a wind turbine generator includes a spaceframe having at least one exterior panel and at least one interior panel joined to the exterior panel. Each of the exterior and interior panels have a plurality of generally U-shaped channel portions with flanges extending outward from the channel portion. The flanges of the exterior panel are joined to the flanges of the interior panel to define a plurality of ribs, a plurality of joints, and a plurality of openings. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110005161 | Leg for a self-supporting tower - A leg for a self-supporting tower comprising a plurality of upstanding leg members having upper and lower ends. A plurality of vertically spaced-apart and horizontally disposed brace plates are secured to the leg members and extend therebetween. The brace plates have a pair of spaced-apart tie-off openings formed therein which enable a tower climber to tie-off the climber's safety harness thereto. The brace plates have an elongated wind load reducing slot formed therein between the tie-off openings. The leg is devoid of any diagonal braces extending between the leg members thereof thereby making it easier and safer for a climber to climb the tower. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110083394 | Rapid Deployable Structure for Remote Installation - A rapidly deployable structure for remote installation and method of constructing same is disclosed. The structure includes a plurality of vertical support columns topped with guiding structures. Each guiding structure has a narrow top and flares toward a comparatively wider bottom end. The structures have horizontal members including apertures that interface with the guiding structures as the horizontal members are lowered into place. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110094180 | POLE CONSTRUCTION FOR FRAMEWORK TOWERS OF WIND POWER PLANTS - The invention relates to a mast structure for tower structures of wind power installations having a height of more than 80 meters with corner posts composed of sub-profiles, wherein the corner posts are each formed are formed from at least two sub-profiles comprising a sub-profile A and a sub-profile I which are not integrally connected to one another, wherein the sub-profiles together form a closed overall profile and separating joints of the closed overall profile are established such that they are arranged aligned with corresponding separating joints of closed overall profiles of an adjacent corner post which is connected to struts. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110107708 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONCRETE PREFINISHED PARTS - There is provided a process for producing precast concrete parts, in particular pylon segments. Concrete is poured into a casting mold with a planar bottom for producing a planar underside. After the concrete has reached at least a minimum strength an equalization layer is applied to a join surface of the precast concrete part that is opposite to the underside. As soon as the equalization layer has reached the minimum strength, the precast concrete part is placed on a horizontally oriented surface and the equalization layer on the top side is removed in a plane-parallel relationship with the underside. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107709 | TRUSS TOWER LEG REINFORCING SYSTEM - A reinforced triangular truss column having two vertical pipe reinforcing columns added to the three rods of the truss column is provided. Also provided is a method of reinforcing triangular truss columns comprising adding two vertical pipe reinforcing columns to a triangular truss column. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110138729 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR TOWER - A wind turbine generator tower is configured by arranging and connecting a plurality of approximately cylindrical tower sections in their axial direction. Each of the tower sections includes an approximately cylindrical tower section main body, and a plurality of approximately flat-plate protruding parts that are formed so as to protrude along the axial direction at at least an axis-wise end portion of the tower section main body on an outer circumferential surface and/or an inner circumferential surface of the tower section main body. The plurality of tower sections are connected when the protruding parts of one of the tower sections and the protruding parts of another one of the tower sections are friction-jointed with fastening means. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110138730 | WIND TURBINE TOWER SEGMENT, WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR ERECTING A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine tower segment for wind turbines is provided that includes a wind turbine tower segment body having a longitudinal axis; and a first and a second end; wherein the surface of at least one of the first and the second end is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wind turbine tower segment. Further, a wind turbine having such a wind turbine tower segment is provided. The method includes providing a second wind turbine tower segment having a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, wherein the surface of at least one of the first and the second end is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wind turbine tower segment; and mounting the second wind turbine tower segment to a first wind turbine tower segment. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110138731 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE TOWER - Provided is a wind turbine generator having a tower structure that can cope with increases in the size and height thereof while avoiding the restrictions of transportation limits. In a wind turbine generator in which a nacelle is installed at a top portion of a monopole type wind turbine tower, in which tower shells having circular cylindrical shapes are connected together, to generate power, the tower is provided with a double-tube structure at least at the bottom end of the tower. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110146192 | STAYED CONNECTION FOR WIND TURBINE - A stayed connection for a wind turbine ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110252738 | WIND TURBINE TOWER SUSPENSION MEANS - A method of mounting elements in a wind turbine tower, whereby the elements are partly or completely attached to the wind turbine tower by means of magnetic attraction forces. Wind turbine suspension units may be attached to the wind turbine tower, preferably completely or partly to the inner wall by means of magnetic attraction forces, which present structure-weakening attachments to the tower or part of the tower. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110265419 | METALLIC TOWER - This invention relates to metallic towers or the like utilized for electric power transmission lines, telecommunications, wind energy generators and other applications. The standard sections used in lattice towers of the prior art have structural and aerodynamic deficiencies. To overcome the drawbacks and problems the prior art one aspect of the present invention is directed to a metallic tower comprising lattice members with a channel section, wherein the length of the channel web is smaller than the length of the channel legs. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110283652 | Modular Tower and Methods of Assembling Same - A tower assembly for use with a modular tower is provided. The tower assembly includes a plurality of assembly panels each including a pair of opposing circumferential edges, and, a plurality of connectors for use in coupling adjacent assembly panels of the plurality of assembly panels to one another, each connector of the plurality of connectors including an outer flange, an inner flange, and a spacer extending therebetween, the outer flange is spaced a distance from the inner flange such that a first slot and a second slot are defined between the outer and inner flanges, each of the first and the second slots is sized to receive one of the assembly panel circumferential edges therein to enable the adjacent assembly panels to be coupled to one another. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120000158 | WIND TURBINE TOWER - A wind turbine tower which includes a number of sections, connected by bolted joints is disclosed. A bolted joint includes at least one connection of the bearing type and at least one connection of the slip resistant at serviceability type. In one aspect, the bearing type connection includes at least one non prestressed bolt and/or the connection of the slip resistant at serviceability type includes at least one prestressed bolt. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120017536 | Telecommunication Tower Segment - A telecommunications tower segment for the construction of a section of a telecommunications tower is disclosed. A plurality of such segments is adapted to form a tubular section of the telecommunications tower. Each telecommunications tower segment has a convex first surface. Additionally, each telecommunications tower segment has a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the second surface is flat or partly flat. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120066998 | HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - The fixed structure for this horizontal axis wind turbine comprises: a base fitting having an inner flange and that is fastened to the base; a tower having a inner flange on the bottom end thereof that is aligned with and connected to the top side of the inner flange of the base fitting; and a frame that is located inside the tower and that has a part mounting section and a leg section that supports the part mounting section above it. An inside end section that protrudes further inward than the inside end of the inner flange of the tower is provided on the inside end of the inner flange of the base fitting, and the leg section is placed on this inside end such that the frame is supported by the base fitting. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120131876 | HOISTING NACELLE AND TOWER - According to the present disclosure, a method for hoisting one or more tower sections ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120137620 | TOWER BASE SECTION OF A WIND TURBINE, A WIND TURBINE AND A SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A TOWER - A tower base section, a tower adapter and a wind turbine having the tower base section and the tower adapter are provided. The tower base section includes a tubular side wall and a flange portion. The flange portion has an inner radius and an outer radius and is configured as a T-flange. The tubular side wall is located closer to the outer radius than to the inner radius. The adapter is arranged outside the tubular side wall and includes a bottom surface pressing from above on the flange portion. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120137621 | TOWER FOR A WIND POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a tower for a wind power plant having a plurality of corner bars ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120137622 | TOWER CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a connector assembly ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120174522 | Tower for a Wind Power Station and Method for Erecting a Tower for a Wind Power Station - The invention relates to a tower for a wind power installation, with the walls of the tower being produced at least partially from individual wall sections, which are connected to one another via connecting means. The object of the invention is therefore to provide a tower for a wind power installation, which can be assembled with adequate precision. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to provide a method for erection of a tower such as this. With respect to the tower, the object according to the invention is achieved in that a falsework is provided at least partially in the tower interior, to which the wall sections are connected, holding them. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120222379 | Wind Power Plant - The invention relates to a wind turbine ( | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120317918 | Connection of metal segments of a tower - A method for connecting metal segments of a tower includes connecting at least two metal segments of the tower by the use of connecting elements. A paste is provided between the tower segments for filling at least a part of a gap between the segments. The paste is cured, wherein the cured paste absorbs at least a part of a load originated by the connected segments. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130000241 | WALL PORTION FOR A TOWER OF A WIND TURBINE - A wall portion for a tower of a wind turbine is provided. The wall portion has a first wall segment having a first flange at a lateral side of the first wall segment; a connection plate having a surface portion being mounted at a front side surface portion of the first wall segment; a second wall segment having a second flange at a lateral side of the second wall segment; and a third wall segment. The second flange is mechanically connected to the first flange. The connection plate protrudes an edge at another lateral side of the first wall segment. Another surface portion of the connection plate is mounted at a front side surface portion of the third wall segment and the connection plate protrudes an edge at a lateral side of the third wall segment. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130019556 | SPACE TRUSS SUPPORT DEVICE IN LARGE-SCALE TOWER - The invention discloses a space truss support device in a large-scale tower, the large-scale tower is provided with a foundation beam therein, pillars are distributed on the surface of the foundation beam at intervals, both layering and horizontal support of X-direction cross beams and Y-direction cross beams are realized between the pillars and between the pillars on the periphery and a tower body, and the X-direction cross beams and the Y-direction cross beams of all layers horizontally support functional members inside the tower respectively. The device consisting of the foundation beam, the pillars, the X-direction cross beams and the Y-direction cross beams has the characteristics of large intensity, good rigidness and small flexibility, in particular, the multi-pillar structure of the device achieves the division of the existing large-span long cross beam into small-span short cross beams, thus high levelness of tower tray can be guaranteed. With strong resistance to the impact of high-speed variable gas load, the device can effectively avoid the vibration accident caused by the impact, and in particular, a baffle in the structure is a segmental short baffle so as to avoid resonant vibration owing to the impact and guarantee long-term stable operation of the tower. The invention has the prominent advantages of reducing the manufacturing and installation difficulty as well as the investment of tower support device. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130081350 | Tower Comprising an Adapter Piece and Method for Producing a Tower Comprising an Adapter Piece - The invention relates to a tower ( | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130180199 | FLANGE CONNECTION FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING PARTS OF A WIND TURBINE - A flange connection for two tower sections of a wind energy system is described. The wind energy system includes a first flange including a first portion and a second portion, and a second flange including a first portion and a second portion. The wind energy system further includes a first connecting element having substantially the shape of at least a segment of a ring and a second connecting element having substantially the shape of at least a segment of a ring. The first connecting element and the second connecting element are adapted for being connected to each other and are adapted for connecting the first portion of the first flange with the first portion of the second flange. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130212972 | TOWER AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - A tower that includes a junction having a sufficient yield strength and can easily ensure the accuracy of used tower sections, and a wind turbine generator having the tower, are provided. The tower configured by stacking a plurality of tower sections in a vertical direction and connecting the tower sections to each other includes a connecting member arranged in the tower section, the connecting member dividing an inside of the tower section into a plurality of regions in a horizontal plane, and having at least one end connected to an inner wall of the tower section, and a frictional joint part for connecting by frictional joint the connecting member to another connecting member connected to another adjacent tower section. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130219821 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TUBULAR BUILDING STRUCTURE BY USING SCREW SOCKETS - A method of assembling a tubular building structure | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140069046 | WIND TURBINE TOWER BASE ASSEMBLY WITH DETACHABLE TOWER BASE RINGS - A tower base ring assembly is provided for securing a wind turbine tower to a foundation. A top ring is configured for securing to a wind turbine tower. A bottom ring has an open center and a plurality of radially oriented troughs spaced circumferentially about the open center, with each trough having an outer end. The top ring and the bottom ring are detachable from one another, and the tower base ring assembly is connectable to the foundation. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140130439 | Composite Self Supporting Tower Structure - A tower having a lattice structure for improved structural reliability and load bearing. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140137507 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WIND TURBINE TOWER SEGMENTS AND WIND TURBINE TOWER - A method is provided for the production of tower segments, which are used to assemble a wind turbine tower. The method includes providing a sheet steel, cutting the sheet steel into a plurality of steel plates, cutting at least one opening in the plurality of steel plates, and bending the steel plates into a desired shape. The steps are performed in a continuous process, such that the steel plates move from one step in the production to the next. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140190115 | WIND ENERGY PLANT TOWER - There is provided a wind power installation pylon comprising a plurality of pylon segments which respectively have an upper and a lower horizontal flange. At least one of the plurality of the pylon segments has at least two longitudinal flanges. Each longitudinal flange has a first side for bearing against a first side of a further longitudinal flange and a second side to which the peripheral surface is welded, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140237932 | TOWER ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINES AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a tower assembly system, a method of assembling a wind turbine tower and a wind turbine thereof. Three or more guidance devices may be mounted to a mounting flange in the upper end of a lower tower section and/or in the lower end of an upper tower section. The guidance device comprises a contact surface for contacting a mating contact surface on the opposite tower section. The guidance device comprises a mounting flange for mounting the device to the mounting flange of the tower section using fastening means. This allows the guidance devices to catch and guide the free hanging tower section into the correct position on the stationary tower section. This enables the assembly time to be reduced with up to 50% compared with the present assembly methods. The guidance devices allow the workers to guide the free hanging tower section into position from the ground. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150052846 | TOWER PORTION - A tower portion for a wind turbine includes at least one wall segment and at least one opening segment. The opening segment includes an opening, one or more inner edges, two side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge, the opening being delimited by the one or more inner edges. The wall segment is shaped as less than a full 360° ring. The opening segment is coupled with the wall segment by the side edges. The opening segment and the wall segment form segments of a ring and when coupled form a full 360° ring. The opening segment has a variable thickness increasing from the side edges to the inner edges. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150107179 | REINFORCED HOLLOW FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER - Reinforced hollow for a wind turbine tower comprising a lower ring ( | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150354203 | TRANSITION BODY FOR ARRANGING BETWEEN DIFFERENTLY DESIGNED SECTIONS OF A WIND POWER PLANT TOWER AND WIND POWER PLANT TOWER WITH SUCH A TRANSITION BODY - The invention concerns a transition body arranged between a lower section and an upper section of a tower for a wind energy plant. The lower tower section is constructed from several corner posts configured as hollow profiles and the upper tower section is configured in the form of a tubular tower which is essentially round in cross section, with a bottom and a connection flange disposed above the bottom for connecting the upper tower section. The bottom and the flange connect the upper tower section and are joined together by at least one metal casing sheet. The connection of the bottom to the at least one metal casing sheet is a welded construction. A number of connection areas is provided on the underside of its bottom, corresponding to the number of corner posts of the lower tower section. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160053490 | HEXAGONAL PRISMS FOR CONSTRUCTING A WALL - A module for constructing a wall comprises a frame forming a hexagonal prism and defining an interior space. The frame is formed from a pair of hexagonal end caps tied together by a plurality of elongated stringer members disposed at corresponding vertices of said hexagonal end caps and extending generally perpendicularly therebetween. A plurality of transverse strap members surrounds the stringer members. A flexible, resilient container is disposed within the interior space and is filled with aggregate material which may be concrete, sand, dirt or rock. | 02-25-2016 |
| 052651020 | For electrical conductor (e.g., line-pole, line-tower, etc.) | 2 |
| 20100229493 | Arm connection for a structural member - A structural member and method with an improved arm connection is provided that allows quick connection of an arm to the structural member. Pins are inserted through aligned apertures in first and second thru-vangs, as well as an abutting arm bracket. A flexible securement member is inserted through an aperture in the pins that is transverse to the pins. Last, an arm is secured to the arm bracket for support of electrical conductors strung thereon. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110271634 | Steel Tower for a Wind Turbine - A steel tower for a wind turbine with a plurality of segments arranged above each other is provided. The segments include steel having different qualities. The quality of the steel is determined by a yield limit of the steel. | 11-10-2011 |
| 052651050 | For supporting hoisting or boring equipment (e.g., derrick, gantry) | 7 |
| 20110005162 | TUBULARS STORAGE DEVICE - A tubulars storage device for storing a plurality of tubulars which has a slot forming a path of displacement for tubulars allowing to place tubulars at respective storage positions distributed along the slot as well as removal of said tubulars from the slot. The device includes a rotary latch members shaft, which is mounted substantially parallel to the slot, and a drive connected to the rotary latch members shaft, said drive being adapted to effect controlled angular rotation of the latch members shaft. A plurality of latch members are mounted on the latch members shaft so as to rotate with the latch members shaft and are arranged at spaced apart locations along the latch members shaft. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110247290 | Drilling Rig and Mounting Method Therefor - There is provided a drilling rig for use on a drilling platform, comprising a drilling mast having at least two segments and a feed carriage, said drilling mast being adapted to be constructed in such a manner that at least one segment is displaced upwardly by means of the feed carriage. A mounting method in accordance with the invention for a drilling mast having at least two segments comprises the following steps: fixing of a feed carriage, providing of a mast segment below the feed carriage, and displacing the mast segment upwardly by means of the feed carriage. Due to this, additional auxiliary devices for constructing the drilling mast are not required, and space may be saved. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110302869 | DUAL OFFSET DERRICK - An oil derrick comprising a derrick tower, where the derrick tower is asymmetrical about its z axis in both x and y directions. The dual offset derrick tower structure allows for a unique drill floor arrangement. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120005980 | Structural Members For Forming Various Composite Structures - Structural members widely adaptable for use to build various composite structures and assemblies having horizontal and vertical supports, such as columns, beams and rails, are shown and described. The composite structural members include a longitudinal channel having a web and first and second legs. Each leg includes a plane that extends from a side of the web and is inclined relative to the web, and a cylinder is located at an edge of the leg that is spaced from the web. Various fittings can be used to engage at least one of the cylinders of the channel to fix the channel in position relative to a second, third and/or fourth channel to form the column, beam or rail. Further, select brackets can be used to attach together columns, beams and rails of the assembly. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120066999 | PINNED STRUCTURAL CONNECTION USING A PIN AND PLUG ARRANGEMENT - Generally, the subject matter disclosed herein is directed to, among other things, systems and methods for making up pivotably pinned structural connections that may be used for erecting drilling rig masts. One illustrative system includes a drilling rig mast having at least one support leg, a drilling rig mast support having at least one mast support shoe, and a pinned connection between the at least one support leg and the at least one mast support shoe. Additionally, the pinned connection of the disclosed system includes a pin, an oversized hole having at least a first hole portion, and a removable plug that is adapted to be inserted into the oversized hole, wherein the removable plug has at least a first plug surface portion, and wherein the first hole portion and the first plug surface portion define at least part of a pin hole that is adapted to receive the pin. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20140090333 | MAST ASSEMBLY WITH CYLINDER NESTED IN SUBSTRUCTURE - A method to disassemble a mast assembly having a substructure including a first and second section, a first and a second cylinder, and a lower mast section. The method includes the steps of disengaging a pair of front mast legs of the lower mast section from a pair of front leg supports. The pair of front leg supports are moved from an operational to a transport position. The lower mast section is lowered from a vertical to a horizontal position by retracting the first cylinder and the second cylinder. A mast center spreader is thereafter removed from the lower mast section. A center drill floor section is removed from between the first substructure section and the second substructure section so that a combination of the first substructure section, the first cylinder and a portion of the lower mast and a combination of the second substructure section, the second cylinder and a portion of the lower mast may be transported. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140130440 | DRILLING DERRICK FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING INCORPORATING A STRESSED-SKIN AND OFFSHORE PLATFORM - A drilling derrick ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 052651070 | Column, mast, etc. | 17 |
| 20080209842 | Prefabricated Modular Tower - Prefabricated modular tower of the kind used as a support for wind generators and other applications, characterised in that it uses reduced-thickness prefabricated elements, reinforced with an internal structure of horizontal and vertical stiffeners, preferably made of reinforced concrete; said elements being tensioned both horizontally and vertically by means of flexible metal cables. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100071301 | Mast for a Wind Turbine - The invention relates to a mast ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100293880 | MAST ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a mast arrangement having at least two single masts and at least one beam connecting the single masts, wherein at least one shear connector provided with anchor pins engaging the anchor pins in the an exterior side of the beam and/or the single mast to connect the beam to one of the single masts. Said mast arrangement is easily statically calculated, so that it can be designed appropriately for the load at a low cost. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100307097 | STRUCTURAL FLANGE CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A structural flange connection system and method that utilizes structural flanges having a standard bolted connection and a mechanical bond to effectively manage and assist the retention of bolt preloads and substantially eliminate movement between the flange faces due to a reduction in the need for friction load being generated by the bolt clamping force in the flange connection. The structural flanges of the structural flange connection system and method each include an outer rim and a flange lip having a face and a shoulder. The structural flange connection system and method may be utilized in the manufacture and installation of a wind turbine tower, which may be made up of one or more tower sections, and each tower section may terminate in structural flanges of the structural flange connection system and method. When properly aligned, the structural flanges may be bolted together. When each tower section is properly aligned and bolted, the mechanical bond of the structural flanges is also joined together. Such manufacture of the wind turbine tower may occur in the field during installation of the wind turbine tower. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110061332 | Modular Tower Apparatus and Method of Manufacture - In one aspect, a method of making a selected structure using composite materials is disclosed, which method in form includes providing a plurality of members each comprising a composite material, wherein each member is configured to be coupled to at least one other member in the plurality of members along a longitudinal side; coupling onsite the plurality of members along their longitudinal sides to form a base enclosed structure; and reinforcing onsite the base enclosed structure to form the selected structure. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120023859 | WIND TURBINE WITH TOWER SUPPORT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A wind turbine has a nacelle mounted atop a tower, with a support system configured around a base portion of the tower. The support system includes a plurality of support fins spaced radially around the base portion. Each of the support fins has a continuous header member secured to the tower and a continuous face member extending radially outward and downward from the header member towards ground. The support fins include a web extending between the header member and face member. The support fins extend from the tower with a length and at an acute extension angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the tower so as to provide vertical and lateral support around the circumference of the tower. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120137623 | WIND TURBINE TOWER SECTION AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WIND TURBINE TOWER - A structural section for a tower mast and a method for manufacturing the section. The section comprises a sheet comprising a first end, a second end and a body disposed between the first end and the second end. A plurality of profiles are formed within the body, each profile comprising a deformation offset from the body. A fastener is configured to contact the first end to the second end to facilitate forming the body about a longitudinal axis and facilitate radially positioning the plurality of profiles around the longitudinal axis. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130081351 | Tower Reinforcement Apparatus and Method - A method and apparatus for creating a reinforced vertical multi-sided monopole tower for supporting equipment including a multi-sided monopole, a plurality of holes on three equally spaced sides of the multi-sided monopole tower and tower reinforcement apparatus mounted to the holes. The tower reinforcement apparatus includes bolts supporting a first flat bar and a second flat bar on each side of the tower. The upper end of the first flat bar abuts a lower end of the second bar and a plate is bolted over adjacent ends connecting the first and second flat bar such that the first and second flat bars are sandwiched between the plate and a side of the perimeter of the monopole. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130283722 | Transition Structure Between Adjacent Tower Structures - A transition structure for transitioning between two adjacent tower structures of a wind turbine is disclosed. The transition structure may include a plurality of vertical legs spaced apart from one another, a stub section positioned between an upper tower portion and a lower tower portion, a plurality of connecting members, each of the plurality of connecting members connecting one of the plurality of vertical legs to the stub section, and at least one torsion plate positioned between the plurality of vertical legs and the stub section. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140157715 | Method and Sliding Form for Producing a Structure and Corresponding Structure - A load-bearing structure and a method of producing a load-bearing structure, in particular a tower of a wind energy plant, provides a hollow concrete part with an outer wall which is manufactured by several layers produced in wet-on-wet technology. The outer layer is a fine-grain concrete layer provided with a textile reinforcement, and the inner layer is made of bulk concrete. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140174019 | MULTI-PURPOSE COLUMN ASSEMBLY - Column assemblies for work environments that support the acoustical, lighting, and cabling needs for the environment. | 06-26-2014 |
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