Patents by Inventor Carlos ARCE

Carlos ARCE 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: 11661918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade assembly comprising a rotor blade and a noise reducer (70) configured on the rotor blade. The noise reducer (70) comprises a plurality of aligned spine members (72), each spine member having a length and comprising a first section (74) extending along a first part of the length of the spine member, and a second section (76) extending along a second part of the length of the spine member, wherein the first section (74) has a higher stiffness than the second section (76).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER A/S
    Inventor: Carlos Arce León
  • Patent number: 11473555
    Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device, a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device, a method of retrofitted a noise reducing device, and a method of manufacturing such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises first noise reducing elements projecting from a base part having a third surface towards a second end. Second noise reducing elements are attached to the third surface and projects along the first noise reducing elements towards the second end. The first noise reducing elements are preferably serrations while the second noise reducing elements are bristles. The bristles projects at least into the gaps formed between adjacent serrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APS
    Inventors: Carlos Arce, Bjarke Nielsen, Peter Baek
  • Patent number: 11448183
    Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises noise reducing elements projecting from a base part towards a second end. Airflow modifying elements projects further from the base part towards a first end. The noise reducing elements and airflow modifying elements are arranged on opposite sides of the base part and preferably have different dimensions and/or shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APS
    Inventors: Carlos Arce, Peter Baek, Bjarke Van Malkenhorst
  • Publication number: 20220163012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade assembly comprising a rotor blade and a noise reducer (70) configured on the rotor blade. The noise reducer (70) comprises a plurality of aligned spine members (72), each spine member having a length and comprising a first section (74) extending along a first part of the length of the spine member, and a second section (76) extending along a second part of the length of the spine member, wherein the first section (74) has a higher stiffness than the second section (76).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Carlos Arce LEÓN
  • Patent number: 11067057
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade (10) is described having a serrated trailing edge (20). Splitter plates (106) are provided on the blade, to reduce operational noise. Each splitter plate (106) is arranged to extend at least partly into a space in between adjacent serrations. The splitter plates can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the splitter plates can be provided as a trailing edge panel (108) for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Carlos Arce
  • Patent number: 11028823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) comprising two or more serrations (100a, 100b, 100c) provided along a section (S) of the trailing edge (20). The section (S) extends spanwise from the tip end (14) towards the root end (16) for up to 5% of the total blade length (L), The serration (100a) closest to the tip end has a height (H) and/or width (W) greater than the respective height (H) and/or width (W) of at least one other serration (100b, 100c) in said section. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising at least one wind turbine blade (10) of the present invention and to a serrated panel (66).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APS
    Inventors: Carlos Arce, Jesper Madsen, Jordy Hertel Nilsson Van Kalken
  • Patent number: 10781788
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described having a serrated trailing edge. Flow straightening vanes are provided on the serrations, to prevent a lateral or side flow over the edges of the serrations, which are preferably provided at incidence to the flow over the wind turbine blade. The vanes can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the vanes can be provided as a trailing edge panel for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Carlos Arce
  • Publication number: 20200277931
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade (10) is described having a serrated trailing edge (20). Splitter plates (106) are provided on the blade, to reduce operational noise. Each splitter plate (106) is arranged to extend at least partly into a space in between adjacent serrations. The splitter plates can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the splitter plates can be provided as a trailing edge panel (108) for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Carlos ARCE
  • Patent number: 10731626
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described, as well as a trailing edge plate for a wind turbine blade. A flexible flow modulation device, e.g. an acoustic flap or a plurality of serrations, is arranged at the trailing edge of a wind turbine blade, wherein the flexible device is coupled to at least one aerodynamic device, preferably vortex generators. As the flexible device is bent by action of flow over the wind turbine blade, the at least one aerodynamic device is deployed to provide for attached flow over the bent flexible device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Carlos Arce, Martin Dahl, Jesper Madsen
  • Publication number: 20200149507
    Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises noise reducing elements projecting from a base part towards a second end. Airflow modifying elements projects further from the base part towards a first end. The noise reducing elements and airflow modifying elements are arranged on opposite sides of the base part and preferably have different dimensions and/or shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Peter BAEK, Bjarke VAN MALKENHORST
  • Publication number: 20190353141
    Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device, a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device, a method of retrofitted a noise reducing device, and a method of manufacturing such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises first noise reducing elements projecting from a base part having a third surface towards a second end. Second noise reducing elements are attached to the third surface and projects along the first noise reducing elements towards the second end. The first noise reducing elements are preferably serrations while the second noise reducing elements are bristles. The bristles projects at least into the gaps formed between adjacent serrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Bjarke NIELSEN, Peter BAEK
  • Publication number: 20190353142
    Abstract: This invention relates to a noise reducing device and a wind turbine blade comprises such a noise reducing device. The noise reducing device comprises a number of noise reducing elements projecting from a base part. A plurality of airflow modifying elements are attached to or integrated into the noise reducing elements. The airflow modifying elements extend from a local first end to a local second end along at least one of the first and second side surfaces. The airflow modifying elements has a height of no more than two-thirds of the boundary layer thickness and spacing of no more than one-thirds of the boundary layer thickness. The noise reducing elements are preferably serrations. The airflow modifying elements are preferably vanes projecting perpendicularly from the side surface of the noise reducing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Jesper MADSEN
  • Publication number: 20190234373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) comprising two or more serrations (100a, 100b, 100c) provided along a section (S) of the trailing edge (20). The section (S) extends spanwise from the tip end (14) towards the root end (16) for up to 5% of the total blade length (L), The serration (100a) closest to the tip end has a height (H) and/or width (W) greater than the respective height (H) and/or width (W) of at least one other serration (100b, 100c) in said section. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising at least one wind turbine blade (10) of the present invention and to a serrated panel (66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Jesper MADSEN, Jordy HERTEL NILSSON VAN KALKEN
  • Publication number: 20180125942
    Abstract: Preparations including FSH, for example recombinant FSH, for use in the treatment of infertility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: FERRING B.V.
    Inventors: Joan Carlos ARCE SAEZ, Lisbeth HELMGAARD, Bjarke Mirner KLEIN
  • Publication number: 20180037435
    Abstract: A toolbox-size device contains wire spools that are supported by both a cradle and a removable axial spindle. This dual support contributes to solving several problems involved with manual wire deployment devices. Particular object spatial and size relationships can include those of the cradle, spindle, spool diameter, spool hub, arbor-opening diameter, enclosure size, and exit aperture location. This provides a solution to reliably and smoothly deploy electrical wire manually from a hand-carried device. The cradle holds spools generally in place when the axial spindle is removed to add or remove spools. The dual support system allows the use of spools with damaged flanges normally not possible with a cradle-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Carlos Arce
  • Patent number: 9884738
    Abstract: A toolbox-size device contains wire spools that are supported by both a cradle and a removable axial spindle. This dual support contributes to solving several problems involved with manual wire deployment devices. Particular object spatial and size relationships can include those of the cradle, spindle, spool diameter, spool hub, arbor-opening diameter, enclosure size, and exit aperture location. This provides a solution to reliably and smoothly deploy electrical wire manually from a hand-carried device. The cradle holds spools generally in place when the axial spindle is removed to add or remove spools. The dual support system allows the use of spools with damaged flanges normally not possible with a cradle-based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventor: Carlos Arce
  • Publication number: 20170107970
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described having a serrated trailing edge. Flow straightening vanes are provided on the serrations, to prevent a lateral or side flow over the edges of the serrations, which are preferably provided at incidence to the flow over the wind turbine blade. The vanes can be formed integrally with the serrations, or attached to existing serrations as a retrofit solution. The serrations with the vanes can be provided as a trailing edge panel for attachment to the trailing edge of an existing wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: LW WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Carlos ARCE
  • Publication number: 20160312763
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is described, as well as a trailing edge plate for a wind turbine blade. A flexible flow modulation device, e.g. an acoustic flap or a plurality of serrations, is arranged at the trailing edge of a wind turbine blade, wherein the flexible device is coupled to at least one aerodynamic device, preferably vortex generators. As the flexible device is bent by action of flow over the wind turbine blade, the at least one aerodynamic device is deployed to provide for attached flow over the bent flexible device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Carlos ARCE, Martin DAHL, Jesper MADSEN
  • Publication number: 20120157489
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising quinagolide for the treatment and/or prevention of endometriosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Antonio Pellicer-Martinez, Carlos Simon-Valles, Edurne Novella-Maestre, Joan Carlos Arce Saez