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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Applied Minds, Llc, Glendale, CA (US);
Inventors:
W. Daniel Hillis, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
Luke Walter Khanlian, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Dev Kumar, Burbank, CA (US);
Jascha Tucker Little, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
APPLIED INVENTION, LLC, Burbank, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/0268 (2013.01); F03D 7/0212 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2240/915 (2013.01); F05B 2240/9121 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49625 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a number of passive and active defense designs and methods that enable a wind turbine to escape high wind events. The disclosure includes descriptions of multiple designs and methods for lowering the elevated portion of a wind turbine. Other embodiments of the invention concern ways to connect the elevated portion of a wind turbine to the tower. Numerous counterweight systems are also disclosed which enable the lowering of the elevated portion of the wind turbine.