Patents by Inventor Tomasz Garstka

Tomasz Garstka 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component with uniform temperature curing
    Patent number: 9782918
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component includes a main mold body (30) and a flexible bladder (38). The main mold body includes a shape defining surface (32) for receiving composite material forming the blade component and a heat reservoir (40) for heating the blade component during curing. The flexible bladder overlays and conforms to the shape of the blade component and is configured to receive heated liquid for heating the blade component during curing. One or both of the main mold body and the flexible bladder is divided into a plurality of zones (58, 66) that are independently controlled by a controller (70) to maintain a generally uniform temperature of the blade component at each zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Olav Davis, Damien Rajasingam, Adam Fisher, Andy Limmack, Tomasz Garstka
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPONENT WITH UNIFORM TEMPERATURE CURING
    Publication number: 20140327178
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component includes a main mold body (30) and a flexible bladder (38). The main mold body includes a shape defining surface (32) for receiving composite material forming the blade component and a heat reservoir (40) for heating the blade component during curing. The flexible bladder overlays and conforms to the shape of the blade component and is configured to receive heated liquid for heating the blade component during curing. One or both of the main mold body and the flexible bladder is divided into a plurality of zones (58, 66) that are independently controlled by a controller (70) to maintain a generally uniform temperature of the blade component at each zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Olav Davis, Damien Rajasingam, Adam Fisher, Andy Limmack, Tomasz Garstka