Patents by Inventor Derek Stephen BERRY

Derek Stephen BERRY 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).

  • Inflatable wind turbine blade and attachment mechanism
    Patent number: 11988191
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine rotor blade that can be assembled at the site of its wind turbine. The blade includes an internal structure which may be pre-fabricated with connections to the shell skin prior to being transported to the site of its wind turbine. A filler material may be injected into the layers of fabric making up the shell skin at the wind turbine site and allowed to harden at approximately atmospheric conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Renee Mendoza, Nicholas Aaron Johnson, Derek Stephen Berry
  • INFLATABLE WIND TURBINE BLADE AND ATTACHMENT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20230184209
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine rotor blade that can be assembled at the site of its wind turbine. The blade includes an internal structure which may be pre-fabricated with connections to the shell skin prior to being transported to the site of its wind turbine. A filler material may be injected into the layers of fabric making up the shell skin at the wind turbine site and allowed to harden at approximately atmospheric conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Nicole Renee MENDOZA, Nicholas Aaron JOHNSON, Derek Stephen BERRY