Patents by Inventor Eline Maria Mertens

Eline Maria Mertens 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).

  • Wind turbine with a centrifugal force driven adjustable pitch angle and cables retaining blades in a hub
    Patent number: 9382897
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes rotor blades pivotably mounted in a gondola such that the pitch of the blades is adjustable, and pitch adjustment mounted coaxially and pivotably on the rotor axle such that the pitch adjustment are rotatable relative to that axle. The gondola is furthermore connected via torsion positioning to the axle, such that it can rotate relative to the pitch adjustment to adjust the pitch of the rotor blades. The wind turbine may also include a cable for each rotor blade, which are each with one end connected to the blade and with their opposite end to the rotor axle, such that the blades are supported by the cables against movement in the radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: WINDCHALLENGE B.V.
    Inventors: Sander Mertens, Eline Maria Mertens
  • WIND TURBINE WITH A CENTRIFUGAL FORCE DRIVEN ADJUSTABLE PITCH ANGLE AND CABLES RETAINING BLADES IN A HUB
    Publication number: 20130071244
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes rotor blades pivotably mounted in a gondola such that the pitch of the blades is adjustable, and pitch adjustment mounted coaxially and pivotably on the rotor axle such that the pitch adjustment are rotatable relative to that axle. The gondola is furthermore connected via torsion positioning to the axle, such that it can rotate relative to the pitch adjustment to adjust the pitch of the rotor blades. The wind turbine may also include a cable for each rotor blade, which are each with one end connected to the blade and with their opposite end to the rotor axle, such that the blades are supported by the cables against movement in the radially outward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: WINDCHALLENGE B.V.
    Inventors: Sander Mertens, Eline Maria Mertens