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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Peter Rogall, Emsbueren, DE;
Patrick Achenbach, Rheine, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Rogall, Emsbueren, DE;
Patrick Achenbach, Rheine, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical emergency brake for a wind turbine is provided, said mechanical emergency brake comprising a spiral spring with a loop at its outer end, a cassette for accommodating said spring and a casing for receiving said cassette and said spring, wherein said casing comprises a retention pin to which the loop of the spring can be fixed.