Patents by Inventor Michael Brix Bitsch

Michael Brix Bitsch 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).

  • Blade holding apparatus
    Patent number: 8985920
    Abstract: A blade holding apparatus for holding one end of a wind turbine blade during handling, which blade holding apparatus includes a support structure including an opening for accommodating one end of the wind turbine blade, a clamping arrangement arranged in the opening, which clamping arrangement is realized to exert a clamping force on the wind turbine blade, and a locking arrangement for locking the clamping arrangement relative to the support structure. A method of operating such a blade holding apparatus during a handling procedure of a wind turbine blade is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Brix Bitsch, Peter Knudsen, David Stien Pedersen, Reza Talebnasab, Jesper Uhrenholt
  • BLADE HOLDING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130334378
    Abstract: A blade holding apparatus for holding one end of a wind turbine blade during handling, which blade holding apparatus includes a support structure including an opening for accommodating one end of the wind turbine blade, a clamping arrangement arranged in the opening, which clamping arrangement is realised to exert a clamping force on the wind turbine blade, and a locking arrangement for locking the clamping arrangement relative to the support structure. A method of operating such a blade holding apparatus during a handling procedure of a wind turbine blade is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Brix Bitsch, Peter Knudsen, David Stien Pedersen, Reza Talebnasab, Jesper Uhrenholt