Patents by Inventor Bart Roorda

Bart Roorda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rotor for use in a wind turbine, and method for making the rotor
    Publication number: 20090324412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor for use in a wind turbine with two or more fibre-reinforced plastic vanes and a hub which can rotate about an axis of rotation, the rotatable hub and the plastic vanes being combined to form a component which is composed of walls made from fibre-reinforced plastic. It is preferable for the walls, in any cross section, to be provided with uninterrupted, continuous reinforcing fibres. The invention also comprises a method for making the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Bart Roorda