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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:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Ying Xia Cai, Greenville, SC (US);
William Francis Gevers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Roman Kolar, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ying Xia Cai, Greenville, SC (US);
William Francis Gevers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Roman Kolar, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E02D 27/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.