Patents by Inventor Carlos ARCE
Carlos ARCE 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).
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Patent number: 11661918Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade assembly comprising a rotor blade and a noise reducer (70) configured on the rotor blade. The noise reducer (70) comprises a plurality of aligned spine members (72), each spine member having a length and comprising a first section (74) extending along a first part of the length of the spine member, and a second section (76) extending along a second part of the length of the spine member, wherein the first section (74) has a higher stiffness than the second section (76).Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: LM WIND POWER A/SInventor: Carlos Arce León
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Patent number: 11473555Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device, a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device, a method of retrofitted a noise reducing device, and a method of manufacturing such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises first noise reducing elements projecting from a base part having a third surface towards a second end. Second noise reducing elements are attached to the third surface and projects along the first noise reducing elements towards the second end. The first noise reducing elements are preferably serrations while the second noise reducing elements are bristles. The bristles projects at least into the gaps formed between adjacent serrations.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APSInventors: Carlos Arce, Bjarke Nielsen, Peter Baek
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Patent number: 11448183Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises noise reducing elements projecting from a base part towards a second end. Airflow modifying elements projects further from the base part towards a first end. The noise reducing elements and airflow modifying elements are arranged on opposite sides of the base part and preferably have different dimensions and/or shapes.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APSInventors: Carlos Arce, Peter Baek, Bjarke Van Malkenhorst
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Publication number: 20220163012Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade assembly comprising a rotor blade and a noise reducer (70) configured on the rotor blade. The noise reducer (70) comprises a plurality of aligned spine members (72), each spine member having a length and comprising a first section (74) extending along a first part of the length of the spine member, and a second section (76) extending along a second part of the length of the spine member, wherein the first section (74) has a higher stiffness than the second section (76).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Carlos Arce LEÓN
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Patent number: 11067057Abstract: A wind turbine blade (10) is described having a serrated trailing edge (20). Splitter plates (106) are provided on the blade, to reduce operational noise. Each splitter plate (106) is arranged to extend at least partly into a space in between adjacent serrations. The splitter plates can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the splitter plates can be provided as a trailing edge panel (108) for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/SInventor: Carlos Arce
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Patent number: 11028823Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) comprising two or more serrations (100a, 100b, 100c) provided along a section (S) of the trailing edge (20). The section (S) extends spanwise from the tip end (14) towards the root end (16) for up to 5% of the total blade length (L), The serration (100a) closest to the tip end has a height (H) and/or width (W) greater than the respective height (H) and/or width (W) of at least one other serration (100b, 100c) in said section. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising at least one wind turbine blade (10) of the present invention and to a serrated panel (66).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APSInventors: Carlos Arce, Jesper Madsen, Jordy Hertel Nilsson Van Kalken
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Patent number: 10781788Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described having a serrated trailing edge. Flow straightening vanes are provided on the serrations, to prevent a lateral or side flow over the edges of the serrations, which are preferably provided at incidence to the flow over the wind turbine blade. The vanes can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the vanes can be provided as a trailing edge panel for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/SInventor: Carlos Arce
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Publication number: 20200277931Abstract: A wind turbine blade (10) is described having a serrated trailing edge (20). Splitter plates (106) are provided on the blade, to reduce operational noise. Each splitter plate (106) is arranged to extend at least partly into a space in between adjacent serrations. The splitter plates can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the splitter plates can be provided as a trailing edge panel (108) for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventor: Carlos ARCE
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Patent number: 10731626Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described, as well as a trailing edge plate for a wind turbine blade. A flexible flow modulation device, e.g. an acoustic flap or a plurality of serrations, is arranged at the trailing edge of a wind turbine blade, wherein the flexible device is coupled to at least one aerodynamic device, preferably vortex generators. As the flexible device is bent by action of flow over the wind turbine blade, the at least one aerodynamic device is deployed to provide for attached flow over the bent flexible device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/SInventors: Carlos Arce, Martin Dahl, Jesper Madsen
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Publication number: 20200149507Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises noise reducing elements projecting from a base part towards a second end. Airflow modifying elements projects further from the base part towards a first end. The noise reducing elements and airflow modifying elements are arranged on opposite sides of the base part and preferably have different dimensions and/or shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Peter BAEK, Bjarke VAN MALKENHORST
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Publication number: 20190353141Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device, a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device, a method of retrofitted a noise reducing device, and a method of manufacturing such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises first noise reducing elements projecting from a base part having a third surface towards a second end. Second noise reducing elements are attached to the third surface and projects along the first noise reducing elements towards the second end. The first noise reducing elements are preferably serrations while the second noise reducing elements are bristles. The bristles projects at least into the gaps formed between adjacent serrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Bjarke NIELSEN, Peter BAEK
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Publication number: 20190353142Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises a number of noise reducing elements projecting from a base part. A plurality of airflow modifying elements are attached to or integrated into the noise reducing elements. The airflow modifying elements extend from a local first end to a local second end along at least one of the first and second side surfaces. The airflow modifying elements has a height of no more than two-thirds of the boundary layer thickness and spacing of no more than one-thirds of the boundary layer thickness. The noise reducing elements are preferably serrations. The airflow modifying elements are preferably vanes projecting perpendicularly from the side surface of the noise reducing elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Jesper MADSEN
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Publication number: 20190234373Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) comprising two or more serrations (100a, 100b, 100c) provided along a section (S) of the trailing edge (20). The section (S) extends spanwise from the tip end (14) towards the root end (16) for up to 5% of the total blade length (L), The serration (100a) closest to the tip end has a height (H) and/or width (W) greater than the respective height (H) and/or width (W) of at least one other serration (100b, 100c) in said section. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising at least one wind turbine blade (10) of the present invention and to a serrated panel (66).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Jesper MADSEN, Jordy HERTEL NILSSON VAN KALKEN
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Publication number: 20180125942Abstract: Preparations including FSH, for example recombinant FSH, for use in the treatment of infertility.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: FERRING B.V.Inventors: Joan Carlos ARCE SAEZ, Lisbeth HELMGAARD, Bjarke Mirner KLEIN
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Publication number: 20180037435Abstract: A toolbox-size device contains wire spools that are supported by both a cradle and a removable axial spindle. This dual support contributes to solving several problems involved with manual wire deployment devices. Particular object spatial and size relationships can include those of the cradle, spindle, spool diameter, spool hub, arbor-opening diameter, enclosure size, and exit aperture location. This provides a solution to reliably and smoothly deploy electrical wire manually from a hand-carried device. The cradle holds spools generally in place when the axial spindle is removed to add or remove spools. The dual support system allows the use of spools with damaged flanges normally not possible with a cradle-based system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventor: Carlos Arce
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Patent number: 9884738Abstract: A toolbox-size device contains wire spools that are supported by both a cradle and a removable axial spindle. This dual support contributes to solving several problems involved with manual wire deployment devices. Particular object spatial and size relationships can include those of the cradle, spindle, spool diameter, spool hub, arbor-opening diameter, enclosure size, and exit aperture location. This provides a solution to reliably and smoothly deploy electrical wire manually from a hand-carried device. The cradle holds spools generally in place when the axial spindle is removed to add or remove spools. The dual support system allows the use of spools with damaged flanges normally not possible with a cradle-based system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Inventor: Carlos Arce
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Publication number: 20170107970Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described having a serrated trailing edge. Flow straightening vanes are provided on the serrations, to prevent a lateral or side flow over the edges of the serrations, which are preferably provided at incidence to the flow over the wind turbine blade. The vanes can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the vanes can be provided as a trailing edge panel for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: LW WP PATENT HOLDING A/SInventor: Carlos ARCE
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Publication number: 20160312763Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described, as well as a trailing edge plate for a wind turbine blade. A flexible flow modulation device, e.g. an acoustic flap or a plurality of serrations, is arranged at the trailing edge of a wind turbine blade, wherein the flexible device is coupled to at least one aerodynamic device, preferably vortex generators. As the flexible device is bent by action of flow over the wind turbine blade, the at least one aerodynamic device is deployed to provide for attached flow over the bent flexible device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Martin DAHL, Jesper MADSEN
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Publication number: 20120157489Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising quinagolide for the treatment and/or prevention of endometriosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Antonio Pellicer-Martinez, Carlos Simon-Valles, Edurne Novella-Maestre, Joan Carlos Arce Saez