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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Farzad Azizi, Sugarland, TX (US);
Travis James Miller, Cypress, TX (US);
Anthony Jason Harms, Hockley, TX (US);
Robert Benjamin Donnally, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/20 (2016.01); B66C 23/18 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/20 (2016.05); B66C 23/185 (2013.01); E04H 12/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tower erection systems and methods utilizing a load-sharing support member (LS support member) are disclosed. The LS support member can have a first end coupled to a crane tower and a second end configured to repeatably couple to the upper-most tower section of a partially assembled tower stack during assembly. During lifting, a portion of the vertical load is transferred to the partially assembled tower stack.