Patents by Inventor Francisco Javire Ostiz Zubiri

Francisco Javire Ostiz Zubiri 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).

  • LIGHTNING CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20180097347
    Abstract: A lightning current transmission system in a wind turbine between a metal band located at the root of each blade and a metal ring located at the nacelle through a lightning current transmission element comprising a conductive portion, an insulating portion and a supporting unit to be joined to the rotor hub. The metal band and the metal ring are configured with protruding parts extended towards the lightning current transmission element. The conductive portion of the lightning current transmission element comprises first and second receptors mounted on a base plate at different heights and oriented in a direction pointing, respectively, to the protruding parts of the metal band and the metal ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S. L.
    Inventors: Victor MARCH NOMEN, Miguel Linares Fano, Francisco Javire Ostiz Zubiri