Patents by Inventor Bernd Klaas

Bernd Klaas 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: 11958810
    Abstract: Preparation of optionally substituted dihydroisoquinolines. The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of optionally substituted dihydroi-soquinolines of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Mueller, Michael Rack, Michael Seet, Ana Escribano Cuesta, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Georg Christoph Rudolf, Markus Nett, Rainer Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20210040934
    Abstract: A method (100,200) of reducing a noise emitted by at least one of rotor blades of a wind turbine and a tower of the wind turbine, the wind turbine further including a drivetrain connected to the rotor blades via a hub of the wind turbine, the drivetrain comprising a gearbox, a generator, and a high speed shaft; wherein the gearbox and the generator are coupled by the high speed shaft; the method (100,200) including determining (110,210) an occurrence of the noise, and applying (120,230) a braking torque upon determining the noise, wherein the braking torque is applied to the high speed shaft during normal operation of the wind turbine to reduce the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Petersen, Bernd Klaas, Martin Duettmann
  • Patent number: 10408194
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing audible tonality of a wind turbine caused by vibrations generated by the drivetrain assembly thereof includes a plurality of damping elements mounted at a plurality of locations on an inner surface of a tower of the wind turbine. The plurality of locations have vibration levels above a predetermined threshold. Thus, during operation of the wind turbine, the damping elements are configured to damp vibrations of the tower so as to reduce noise generated thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roger Drobietz, Hans-Gerd Runde, Martin Duettmann, Andreas Petersen, Markus Koschinsky, Bernd Klaas
  • Publication number: 20170248127
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for reducing audible tonality of a wind turbine caused by vibrations generated by the drivetrain assembly thereof. The system includes a plurality of damping elements mounted at a plurality of locations on an inner surface of a tower of the wind turbine, the plurality of locations having vibration levels above a predetermined threshold. Thus, during operation of the wind turbine, the plurality of damping elements are configured to damp vibrations of the tower so noise generated thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Drobietz, Hans-Gerd Runde, Martin Duettmann, Andreas Petersen, Markus Koschinsky, Bernd Klaas