Patents by Inventor Hans MINNEE

Hans MINNEE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240159214
    Abstract: A prefabricated fairing for a wind turbine blade, the fairing extending along a fairing profile terminating at fairing lips and comprising exterior and interior fairing surfaces and a plurality of layers including fibre-reinforced layers and an exterior erosion-resistant elastomer layer forming a portion of the exterior fairing surface and being configured for defining the leading edge of the wind turbine blade, the fairing further comprises a cured first resin binding the erosion-resistant elastomer layer and the one or more fibre-reinforced layers together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Mark HANCOCK, Michael Drachmann HAAG, Harald BEHMER, Hans MINNEE
  • Publication number: 20240133358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a leading edge protection for a wind turbine blade, wherein a leading edge axis of the leading edge protection is configured to be fitted on at least part of a leading edge of a wind turbine blade and the leading edge protection is configured to extend between the leading edge and a first edge downstream a first side of the wind turbine blade as well as between the leading edge and a second edge downstream a second side of the wind turbine blade, wherein the leading edge protection comprises a first part and wherein the first edge is configured to be non-parallel with the leading edge of the wind turbine blade along the first part of the leading edge protection. The present invention further relates to a wind turbine blade comprising the leading edge protection and a wind turbine comprising the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas HERRIG, Horacio BULACIO, Hans MINNEE
  • Patent number: 11773821
    Abstract: A method for assembling a component, such as a wind turbine blade, includes providing a first element of the component and providing a second element of the component. An alignment member is inserted at a predefined position in one of the first or second elements, the alignment member having a predefined shape. The alignment member is positioned within a receiver portion of the other of the first or second elements along a joining portion, and the first and second elements are then joined. During the joining process, the alignment member aligns along a longitudinal axis of at least one of the first or second elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LM Wind Power A/S
    Inventors: Peter Hansen, Hans Minnee
  • Publication number: 20230184208
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a leading edge protection element attached to the leading edge of the wind turbine blade. The leading edge protection element extends in a longitudinal direction between an outboard end and an inboard end and includes an attachment surface mounted to an exterior surface of the blade, an exterior surface opposite the attachment surface, a first section extending from the leading edge and along a part of the pressure side of the wind turbine blade to a first transverse end at a first position on the pressure side of the blade, and a second section extending from the leading edge and along a part of the suction side of the wind turbine blade to a second transverse end at a second position on the suction side of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Harald BEHMER, Horacio BULACIO, Marc Canal VILA, Michael Drachmann HAAG, Andreas HERRIG, Jordy Hertel Nilsson VAN KALKEN, Hans MINNEE
  • Publication number: 20220268254
    Abstract: A method for assembling a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The method includes providing a root end element 70 of the wind turbine blade 10, providing a tip end element 72 of the wind turbine blade 10, and inserting one or more alignment members 82 at pre-defined positions in at least one of the root end elements 70 and the tip end element 72. The one or more alignment members 82 is of a pre-defined shape. The method further includes aligning the one or more members 82 with a receiver portion of at least one of the root end elements 70 and the tip end element 72 in which the one or more alignment members 82 is not inserted, along a joining portion. Then, joining the root end element 70 and the tip end element 72 wherein, during joining, the one or more alignment members 82 align along a longitudinal axis of at least one of the root end elements 70 and the tip end element 72.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Hansen, Hans Minnee
  • Publication number: 20220235736
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade includes a shell structure defining a leading edge and a trailing edge. The wind turbine blade also includes a longitudinal edge extension arranged to extend at least partially along the leading edge or at least partially along the trailing edge to modify an aerodynamic characteristic of the wind turbine blade. The longitudinal edge extension includes a center section and a peripheral section comprising attachment means, and the shell structure is arranged to engage with the attachment means to secure the longitudinal edge extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas SERUNTINE, Paul HAYDEN, Guy SCOGGIN, Mark HANCOCK, Hans MINNEE
  • Patent number: 11286908
    Abstract: A method of assembling a wind turbine blade from wind turbine blade elements is provided. The method comprises joining the elements via a taper joint around the whole circumference of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APS
    Inventors: Michael Lund-Laverick, Hans Minnee
  • Publication number: 20200088169
    Abstract: A method of assembling a wind turbine blade from wind turbine blade elements is provided. The method comprises joining the elements via a taper joint around the whole circumference of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Michael LUND-LAVERICK, Hans MINNEE