Oliphant, UT
David Oliphant, West Jordan, UT US
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20090294219 | WIND TOWER SERVICE LIFT - An apparatus used for maintaining a wind tower structure wherein the wind tower structure may have a plurality of legs and may be configured to support a wind turbine above the ground in a better position to interface with winds. The lift structure may be configured for carrying objects and have a guide system and drive system for mechanically communicating with a primary cable, rail or other first elongate member attached to the wind tower structure. The drive system and guide system may transmit forces that move the lift relative to the cable and thereby relative to the wind tower structure. A control interface may be included for controlling the amount and direction of the power into the guide system and drive system thereby causing the guide system and drive system to move the lift relative to said first elongate member such that said lift moves relative to said wind tower structure. | 12-03-2009 |
20100236161 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND ENCLOSING WIND TURBINE TOWERS - An apparatus and method for mounting a wind turbine and blade assembly on the upper end of a wind turbine tower. In one aspect the apparatus generally includes a ginpole that is used to assemble the tower and a lifting frame or truss that is removably secured to a top bay assembly of the tower using the ginpole. The lifting frame or truss is operated using either cables or hydraulic rams and extends fore of the tower when the frame or truss is in a first position and generally above the tower when in a second position. When in the first position, a wind turbine or blade assembly can be hoisted to the top of the tower. The wind turbine or blade assembly is then moved into position for mounting to the tower as the frame or truss is pivoted to a second position. When the turbine and blade assembly are secured to the tower, the frame or truss is disconnected from the tower and lowered to the ground followed by the ginpole being lowered to the ground. | 09-23-2010 |
20100242406 | STRUCTURAL SHAPE FOR WIND TOWER MEMBERS - One of the major structural components in a space frame tower is the tower leg. A novel and nonobvious tower leg structure is provided which provides significant advantages and benefits over previously available structures. | 09-30-2010 |
David D. Oliphant, West Jordan, UT US
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20140331568 | BOLT CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE LATTICE TOWER STRUCTURE - A bolt connection assembly is provided that is particularly well-suited for connecting structural members of a lattice tower structure for a wind turbine. The bolt connection assembly includes a bolt component having a head and a shaft and a structural bore component having a bore defined therethrough for receipt of the bolt component. The shaft includes a knurled surface such that the knurled surface defines an outermost shaft diameter. Moreover, the knurled surface includes a plurality of knurls, each defining a non-arcuate edge. The bore defines a bore diameter, wherein the outermost shaft diameter is greater than the bore diameter. In an assembled state of the bolt component and the structural bore component, the bolt component may be inserted within the bore such that the knurled surface may be deformed to friction fit within the bore diameter. | 11-13-2014 |
20150152851 | STRUCTURAL SHAPE FOR WIND TOWER MEMBERS - One of the major structural components in a space frame tower is the tower leg. A novel and nonobvious tower leg structure is provided which provides significant advantages and benefits over previously available structures. | 06-04-2015 |
David Drue Oliphant, West Jordan, UT US
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20150247334 | LATTICE TOWER COVERING FOR A WIND TURBINE - The present subject matter is directed to a lattice tower covering and/or assembly for a wind turbine. The lattice tower assembly includes a plurality of structural members connected together to define an open lattice tower. The structural members include a plurality of supports and a plurality of inner and outer cross-support members. The inner and outer cross-support members are connected between the supports so as to define one or more openings. The lattice tower assembly also includes a tower covering having one or more panel elements retained in position between the supports. Further, the panel elements are configured with an exterior side of the outer cross-support members so as to cover at least a portion of one or more of the openings. In addition, the lattice tower covering includes a surface area defined by the plurality of supports and the one or more panel elements. | 09-03-2015 |
James Oliphant, Pleasant Grove, UT US
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20100094875 | Method and system for classifying text - A content classification system, method and computer product is presented. In connection with the invention, a data structure is created by identifying a plurality of words and mapping each word to one or more categories. The data structure is indexed. An item of content is identified and classified based on the data structure. The classification includes identifying all one—or more—word combinations in the item of content; for each word of at least a pre-determined number of characters in length in each of the word combinations, identifying each of the categories to which it is mapped; and determining a weight for each of the words based on an inverse proportion to the number of categories to which it is mapped. | 04-15-2010 |
20100228629 | Method and System For Behavioral Classification - A plurality of pages viewed by a communications network user (e.g., an Internet user) are classified as pertaining to one of a plurality of topics. A count of each of the pages viewed by the communications network user for each of the topics is tracked, as is a recency with which each of the pages viewed by the communications network user was viewed for each of the topics. The communications network user is characterized as belonging to one or more behavioral segments based on the count and the recency. Advertisements are served to the communications network user based on at least advertising targeting parameters and the characterization. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228733 | Method and System For Semantic Distance Measurement - A system and method for performing classification using semantic distance measurements. Items of electronic content accessed by individuals over a global communications network are identified. A set of content that includes the plurality of identified items of electronic content are stored. The set of content is normalized. Each of the keywords contained the set of content is identified and a semantic distance between each of the identified keywords is measured. | 09-09-2010 |
Joseph L. Oliphant, Highland, UT US
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20130233054 | NEEDLE TRAP FOR USE WITH A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH-MASS SPECTROMETER FOR FIELD SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS - A system and method for improving operation of a needle trap by changing a flow path through a needle trap to enable a needle to draw a fluid sample into a working end of the needle and out through the side hole, wherein drawing the sample through the side hole eliminates the possibility of a leak through the side hole while drawing a fluid sample into the working end. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238253 | DECONVOLUTION AND IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHMS FOR USE ON SPECTROSCOPIC DATA - A new algorithm is taught for identifying compounds from spectroscopic or mass spectra data, wherein the improved order of operations of the present invention are defined as 1) background noise removal, 2) deconvolution by smoothing peaks, finding peaks and grouping peaks into unknown compounds, 3) preparing correlation values for combinations of unknown compound and target compound pairs, 4) sorting the combinations of unknown compound and target compound pairs by their correlation values, 5) removing complete ions from the mass spectra data using a peak, a retention time, and a retention window, and 6) matching unknown compounds to target compounds such that no target compound appears twice. | 09-12-2013 |
Kerry N. Oliphant, Sandy, UT US
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20100119353 | Systems For Improved Fluid Flows Through A Turbine - A system for installing and extracting a flowing water turbine below the surface of the water includes a flow inducer assembly for improving the conversation of the kinetic energy of a waterway to mechanical energy. The flow inducer assembly includes a nozzle that may be shaped as a cowling and a outlet diffuser. The system may be useful in a number of settings, including, but not limited to, streams, rivers, dams, ocean currents, or tidal areas that have continuous or semi-continuous water flow rates and windy environments. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119362 | Shrouded Turbine Assembly - A turbine that allows for the conversion of the kinetic energy of waterway to mechanical power for use in an energy accepting apparatus is described. The turbine has complimentary components that improve the power efficiency of the turbine. The turbine may include a blade shroud and a plurality of blades that are connected to the blade shroud. On the external surface of the blade shroud, a drive mechanism and/or a brake mechanism may be disposed. An inlet nozzle and outlet diffuser may be used in combination with the turbine. The turbine may be useful in a number of settings, including, but not limited to, streams, rivers, dams, ocean currents, or tidal areas that have continuous or semi-continuous water flow rates and windy environments. | 05-13-2010 |
20120011857 | High-Flow-Capacity Centrifugal Hydrogen Gas Compression Systems, Methods and Components Therefor - Hydrogen gas compression systems that each include a multistage centrifugal compressor in which each stage has an inlet-to-outlet pressure rise ratio of about 1.20 or greater. In one embodiment, the multistage compressor includes six high-speed centrifugal compressors driven at a speed of about 60,000 rpm. The compressor has an output of more than 200,000 kg/day at a pressure of more than 1,000 psig. The compressors for the compression stages are distributed on both sides of a common gear-box, which has gearing that allows axial thrusts from the compressors to be handled effectively. Each stage's compressor has a unique impeller, which is secured to a support shaft using a tension-rod-based attachment system. In another embodiment, the multistage compressor is driven by a combustion turbine and one or more intercoolers are provided between compression stages. Each intercooler is cooled by coolant from an absorption chiller utilizing exhaust gas from the combustion turbine. | 01-19-2012 |
20130121804 | Fluid Movement System and Method for Determining Impeller Blade Angles for Use Therewith - A fluid movement system that includes an impeller having a blade with a leading edge blade tip angle determined as a function of an increase in mass flow rate due to reinjection of flow from a flow stability device located proximate to the leading edge tip of the blade. In an exemplary method, the leading edge blade tip angle can be determined based on selecting a blade incidence level based on a mass flow gain versus flow coefficient curve. Blade leading edge tip angles determined in accordance with a method of the present invention are typically greater than blade leading edge tip angles determined using traditional methods. The greater blade leading edge tip angles can lead to more robust blades designs. | 05-16-2013 |
P. Christian Oliphant, West Valley, UT US
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20140292513 | TRACKING DEVICE INCORPORATING CUFF WITH CUT RESISTANT MATERIALS - A mounting strap assembly or cuff of a tracking device includes a primary mounting strap and at least one secondary reinforcing strap. Cut resistant material having the form of a woven, knitted, stranded, mesh or stacked material is also provided to further resist cutting or severing of the cuff. | 10-02-2014 |