Patents by Inventor Jens Alwart

Jens Alwart 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
    Publication number: 20130149145
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine, comprising a tower, a nacelle, at least one blade with a tip end and a root end and monitoring means for monitoring the surface condition of the blade, wherein said monitoring means are located at the tower or at the nacelle and wherein said monitoring means are adapted to monitor the surface condition of at least substantially one entire side of the blade from its tip end to its root end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Euros Entwicklungsgesellschaft Fur Windkraftanlagen MBH, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Shibata, Hidekazu Ichinose, Jens Alwart, Andreas Cremer
  • WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20130149153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine blade for a wind turbine, having a tip end area and a root end area, and a lightning protection system, said lightning protection system comprising at least one metal foil, wherein said metal foil extends continuously from the tip end area to the root end area of the blade and wherein the metal foil is arranged in proximity to the outer surface of the blade, so that the metal foil is adapted to function as a receptor of a stroke of lightning and as a down conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: EUROS ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT FUR WINDKRAFTANLAGEN MBH, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyasu Fujioka, Jens Alwart, Andreas Cremer