Patents by Inventor Bjarne Krab Mortensen

Bjarne Krab 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: 10487662
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade 2 for a rotor has a longitudinal direction extending from a root region 26 to a blade region. The wind turbine blade 2 is formed of a fibre-reinforced polymer material comprising a polymer matrix and a first and a second reinforcement fibre material being embedded in the polymer matrix. The wind turbine blade further comprises a first region being reinforced predominantly with the first reinforcement fibre material, a second region being reinforced predominantly with the second reinforcement fibre material, and a transition region between the first and the second region. The first region extends in the root region 26 and the first reinforcement fibre material is a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Patent number: 10309369
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fibre-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has ring-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of elongated bushings 7 with an inner thread 22 and embedded interspaced in the fibre-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region and allow access from the outside to the inner threads. Each fastening member 7 is provided with a notch 60? in the periphery 11 thereof. A rod-shaped locking element 61 passes through the notch 60? in engagement therewith. The locking element 61 is fixedly and tightly fitting arranged in a through-going circular bore 65 extending through the wall of the root region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Patent number: 9995271
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fiber-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has a ring-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of elongated bushings 7 with an inner thread 22 and which are embedded interspaced in the fiber-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region and allow access from the outside to the inner threads 22. The bushings 7 are formed conically tapering from a second end towards a first end thereof, the first end of the bushing 7 being arranged at the end face of the root region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Patent number: 9976537
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fiber-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has a ring-shaped cross section and comprises a cylindrical insert 7 embedded in the fiber-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region. The cylindrical insert is provided with a number of mutually spaced threaded bores 12, 15 in a first end 9 thereof being accessible from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Patent number: 9920630
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade (1) is formed of a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising a polymer matrix. The blade (1) further comprises a first region (11), a second region (12) and a transition region (13) between the first and the second region (11, 12). The first region (11) is reinforced predominantly with a first reinforcement fiber material (21). The second region (12) is reinforced predominantly with a second reinforcement fiber material (22). The first and the second reinforcement fiber material differ from each other and has differing E-modulus. The transition region (13) additionally comprises a third type of reinforcement fiber material (23) differing from both the first and the second reinforcement fiber material (21; 22) and having an E-modulus between that of the first reinforcement fiber material (21) and that of the second reinforcement fiber material (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Morten Olesen
  • Patent number: 9719359
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade 2 comprises a profiled contour including a leading edge 34 and a trailing edge 33 as well as a pressure side and a suction side. The profiled contour is formed by a first shell part 10 and a second shell part 15 being bonded together in a bonding region between the first and the second shell part by a curable bonding means 40. The first and the second shell part 10; 15 are formed in a fiber-reinforced polymer. The wind turbine blade further comprises resistive heating means 50 being arranged in thermal connection with the bonding means 40 such that the resistive heating means 50 supplies heat for curing of the curable bonding means 40 during assembling of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDINGS A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Patent number: 9631501
    Abstract: Wind turbine blade has a longitudinal direction and includes a shell structure made of a fiber-reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and reinforcement material comprising a plurality of carbon fiber layers embedded in the polymer matrix. At least a portion of the shell structure is formed of a laminate 6 comprising at least one metal filament layer 15, 18 comprising metal filaments and being sandwiched between two carbon fiber layers 16, 16; 17, 18 comprising carbon fibers only. The carbon fiber layers are arranged contiguously with the metal filament layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Morten Olesen
  • Patent number: 9133817
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a longitudinally extending composite structure including a shell part comprising a fiber reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and fiber material embedded in the polymer material is described. The shell part is manufactured in a closed mold comprising at least a first outer mold part having a first forming surface and a second outer mold part having a second forming surface. The method comprises the steps of: arranging a first fiber material in the first forming surface of the first outer mold part, arranging a pre-fabricated longitudinally extending reinforcement element, such as a beam or a web, on top of the first fiber material, arranging a second fiber material in the second forming surface of the second outer mold part, and sealing a polymer foil above the second fiber material so as to retain the second fiber material against the second forming surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Ejnar Friis Hansen, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Peter Grabau
  • Patent number: 9050786
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elongated composite structure having two separate longitudinal composite structure sections, where said method comprises the following steps: providing a rigid mold part 13 having a first forming surface 14 with a contour defining an outer surface of the elongated composite structure, arranging a first fiber lay-up 15 in a first longitudinal section 16 of the first mold part 13, arranging a first flexible foil 18 over a first crosswise edge area 17 of the first fiber lay-up 15, arranging a second fiber lay-up 20 in a second longitudinal section 21 of the mold part 13 so as to overlap the crosswise edge area 17 of the first lay-up 15 and thereby the first flexible foil 18 in an overlap area 22 forming an interface between the fiber lay-ups 15,20, providing polymer to the fiber lay-ups 15,20 and allowing the polymer to cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventors: Martin Fredskild, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Martin Dahl
  • Publication number: 20140154092
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade (1) is formed of a fibre-reinforced composite material comprising a polymer matrix. The blade (1) further comprises a first region (11), a second region (12) and a transition region (13) between the first and the second region (11, 12). The first region (11) is reinforced predominantly with a first reinforcement fibre material (21). The second region (12) is reinforced predominantly with a second reinforcement fibre material (22). The first and the second reinforcement fibre material differ from each other and has differing E-modulus. The transition region (13) additionally comprises a third type of reinforcement fibre material (23) differing from both the first and the second reinforcement fibre material (21; 22) and having an E-modulus between that of the first reinforcement fibre material (21) and that of the second reinforcement fibre material (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Morten Olesen
  • Publication number: 20140119936
    Abstract: Wind turbine blade has a longitudinal direction and includes a shell structure made of a fibre-reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and reinforcement material comprising a plurality of carbon fibre layers embedded in the polymer matrix. At least a portion of the shell structure is formed of a laminate 6 comprising at least one metal filament layer 15, 18 comprising metal filaments and being sandwiched between two carbon fibre layers 16,16;17,18 comprising carbon fibres only. The carbon fibre layers are arranged contiguously with the metal filament layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Morten Olesen
  • Publication number: 20140037455
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade 2 for a rotor has a longitudinal direction extending from a root region 26 to a blade region. The wind turbine blade 2 is formed of a fibre-reinforced polymer material comprising a polymer matrix and a first and a second reinforcement fibre material being embedded in the polymer matrix. The wind turbine blade further comprises a first region being reinforced predominantly with the first reinforcement fibre material, a second region being reinforced predominantly with the second reinforcement fibre material, and a transition region between the first and the second region. The first region extends in the root region 26 and the first reinforcement fibre material is a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDINGS A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Publication number: 20140030094
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fibre-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has ring-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of elongated bushings 7 with an inner thread 22 and embedded interspaced in the fibre-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region and allow access from the outside to the inner threads. Each fastening member 7 is provided with a notch 60? in the periphery 11 thereof. A rod-shaped locking element 61 passes through the notch 60? in engagement therewith. The locking element 61 is fixedly and tightly fitting arranged in a through-going circular bore 65 extending through the wall of the root region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Publication number: 20140030097
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fibre-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has a ring-shaped cross section and comprises a cylindrical insert 7 embedded in the fibre-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region. The cylindrical insert is provided with a number of mutually spaced threaded bores 12, 15 in a first end 9 thereof being accessible from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LM Wind Power A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Publication number: 20140030093
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade 2 comprises a profiled contour including a leading edge 34 and a trailing edge 33 as well as a pressure side and a suction side. The profiled contour is formed by a first shell part 10 and a second shell part 15 being bonded together in a bonding region between the first and the second shell part by a curable bonding means 40. The first and the second shell part 10; 15 are formed in a fibre-reinforced polymer. The wind turbine blade further comprises resistive heating means 50 being arranged in thermal connection with the bonding means 40 such that the resistive heating means 50 supplies heat for curing of the curable bonding means 40 during assembling of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Publication number: 20140030096
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fibre-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has a ring-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of elongated bushings 7 with an inner thread 22 and which are embedded interspaced in the fibre-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region and allow access from the outside to the inner threads 22. The bushings 7 are formed conically tapering from a second end towards a first end thereof, the first end of the bushing 7 being arranged at the end face of the root region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDINGS A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Benjamin Hornblow
  • Publication number: 20130126089
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elongated composite structure having two separate longitudinal composite structure sections, where said method comprises the following steps: providing a rigid mould part 13 having a first forming surface 14 with a contour defining an outer surface of the elongated composite structure, arranging a first fibre lay-up 15 in a first longitudinal section 16 of the first mould part 13, arranging a first flexible foil 18 over a first crosswise edge area 17 of the first fibre lay-up 15, arranging a second fibre lay-up 20 in a second longitudinal section 21 of the mould part 13 so as to overlap the crosswise edge area 17 of the first lay-up 15 and thereby the first flexible foil 18 in an overlap area 22 forming an interface between the fibre lay-ups 15,20, providing polymer to the fibre lay-ups 15,20 and allowing the polymer to cure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventors: Martin Fredskild, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Martin Dahl
  • Publication number: 20120067515
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a longitudinally extending composite structure including a shell part comprising a fibre reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and fibre material embedded in the polymer material is described. The shell part is manufactured in a closed mould comprising at least a first outer mould part having a first forming surface and a second outer mould part having a second forming surface. The method comprises the steps of: arranging a first fibre material in the first forming surface of the first outer mould part, arranging a pre-fabricated longitudinally extending reinforcement element, such as a beam or a web, on top of the first fibre material, arranging a second fibre material in the second forming surface of the second outer mould part, and sealing a polymer foil above the second fibre material so as to retain the second fibre material against the second forming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: LM Glasfiber A/S
    Inventors: Martin Dahl, Ejnar Friis Hansen, Bjarne Krab Mortensen, Peter Grabau