Patents by Inventor John Ruediger Viertl

John Ruediger Viertl 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 systems, monitoring systems and processes for monitoring stress in a wind turbine blade
    Publication number: 20070098551
    Abstract: Wind turbine systems, monitoring systems, and processes for measuring stress in a wind turbine blade generally includes embedding and or disposing optical glass fibers on a surface of the wind turbine blade and monitoring light transmission through the optical glass fiber. A reduction or loss of transmission indicates that the tensile strength of the optical glass fiber has been exceeded, which directly correlates to the level of stress exposed to the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: John Ruediger Viertl