Patents by Inventor Ivan Engmark Mortensen

Ivan Engmark Mortensen 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).

  • Patent number: 11858227
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Andre Borsting, Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Lars Fuglsang, Per Kjaer Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20220118726
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Andre BORSTING, Ivan Engmark MORTENSEN, Lars FUGLSANG, Per Kjaer CHRISTIANSEN
  • Patent number: 11260610
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Andre Borsting, Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Lars Fuglsang, Per Kjaer Christiansen
  • Patent number: 11241847
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Andre Borsting, Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Lars Fuglsang, Per Kjaer Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20190022960
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Dennis Andre BORSTING, Ivan Engmark MORTENSEN, Lars FUGLSANG, Per Kjaer CHRISTIANSEN
  • Publication number: 20190022959
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Dennis Andre BORSTING, Ivan Engmark MORTENSEN, Lars FUGLSANG, Per Kjaer CHRISTIANSEN
  • Patent number: 10118352
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fiber mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fiber mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fiber mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: LM WP Patent Holdings A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Andre Borsting, Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Lars Fuglsang, Per Kjaer Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9399983
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade extending along a longitudinal axis from a root end to a tip end and in a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the transverse plane having a main axis extending through an elastic center point, wherein the wind turbine blade comprises a sensor system including a first sensor set for measuring a first bending moment in a first sensor position at a first distance from the root end, the first sensor set comprising a first primary sensor for measuring a primary component and a first secondary sensor for measuring a secondary component, wherein a first primary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first primary sensor and the elastic center point, and a first secondary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first secondary sensor and the elastic center point, and wherein an angle between the first primary sensor axis and the first secondary sensor axis is in the range from 50° to 130°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Torben Lindby, Ivan Engmark Mortensen
  • Publication number: 20160176127
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fibre mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fibre mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fibre mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Andre BORSTING, Ivan Engmark MORTENSEN, Lars FUGLSANG, Per Kjaer CHRISTIANSEN
  • Publication number: 20130280070
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade extending along a longitudinal axis from a root end to a tip end and in a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the transverse plane having a main axis extending through an elastic center point, wherein the wind turbine blade comprises a sensor system including a first sensor set for measuring a first bending moment in a first sensor position at a first distance from the root end, the first sensor set comprising a first primary sensor for measuring a primary component and a first secondary sensor for measuring a secondary component, wherein a first primary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first primary sensor and the elastic center point, and a first secondary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first secondary sensor and the elastic center point, and wherein an angle between the first primary sensor axis and the first secondary sensor axis is in the range from 50° to 130°
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Torben Lindby, Ivan Engmark Mortensen
  • Publication number: 20110316182
    Abstract: A method and a manufacturing line (30) for manufacturing wind turbine blades having a composite shell structure comprising a matrix material and a fibre reinforcement material by use of a resin transfer moulding process. The method comprises a manufacturing line (30), where wind turbine blades are formed in a number of moulds (40, 50, 60), each of the number of moulds (40, 50, 60) comprising at least a first mould part (41, 51, 61) comprising a first mould cavity (42, 52, 62). The manufacturing line (30) further comprises a number of separate work stations (31, 32, 33), where separate manufacturing steps are carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventor: Ivan Engmark Mortensen
  • Patent number: 7813598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising a fiber-reinforced part and including at least one system comprising at least one optical fiber as well as connecting means adapted for connection of light emitting means and light receiving means to the optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a number of reflecting structures. One object of the invention is to provide means suitable for use in providing compensation for temperature change in strain measurement, which may be built into fiber-reinforced parts of a device. This is obtained by having holding means adapted to hold one or more loops formed on the optical fibre, in a way where at least one loop may substantially freely change length when subject to a change in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
    Inventors: Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Tage Svendsen, Andrew Munro Gallon
  • Patent number: 7726942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector box adapted to be at least partly embedded in a fiber-reinforced part of a wind turbine, where said connector box comprises a flexible base part and a sealing part. The sealing part seals off and protects at least one compartment between the sealing part and the base part during manufacture of said fiber-reinforced part, but can be partly removed after manufacture making said compartment accessible. The base part is adapted to fasten the connector box in the fiber-reinforced part by having a larger circumference near its bottom than near its top. Further, the invention relates to such a connector box fixating a part of an element in the compartment of the box and making a second part of the element accessible from the compartment after manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
    Inventors: Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Lars Erik Jensen
  • Publication number: 20080279499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising a fibre-reinforced part and including at least one system comprising at least one optical fibre as well as connecting means adapted for connection of light emitting means and light receiving means to the optical fibre, said optical fibre comprising a number of reflecting structures. One object of the invention is to provide means suitable for use in providing compensation for temperature change in strain measurement, which may be built into fibre-reinforced parts of a device. This is obtained by having holding means adapted to hold one or more loops formed on the optical fibre, in a way where at least one loop may substantially freely change length when subject to a change in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Ivan Engmark Mortensen, Tage Svendsen, Andrew Munro Gallon