Patents by Inventor Kai Danekas

Kai Danekas 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).

  • Device and method for manufacturing a component for rotor blade lightning protection
    Patent number: 9702338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for manufacturing a fiber composite component (3, 4, 5), which is connected to an attachment element (22), for a rotor blade (2) of a wind turbine (1), wherein the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) is or will be manufactured from at least one fiber material (15, 21) and at least one matrix material, wherein the attachment element (22) is provided with a first region (221) arranged outside of the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) and a second region (222) integrated into the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5), comprising a manufacturing mold (11) for the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) with a recess (12), wherein the recess (12) has a first region (121) for receiving the first region (221) of the attachment element (22), and a retention device (13), by means of which fluid matrix material is or will be retained from the first region (121) of the recess (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Senvion SE, Carbon Rotec GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Tilman Richers, Lenz Simon Zeller, Kai Danekas
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20140301857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for manufacturing a fiber composite component (3, 4, 5), which is connected to an attachment element (22), for a rotor blade (2) of a wind turbine (1), wherein the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) is or will be manufactured from at least one fiber material (15, 21) and at least one matrix material, wherein the attachment element (22) is provided with a first region (221) arranged outside of the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) and a second region (222) integrated into the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5), comprising a manufacturing mold (11) for the fiber composite component (3, 4, 5) with a recess (12), wherein the recess (12) has a first region (121) for receiving the first region (221) of the attachment element (22), and a retention device (13), by means of which fluid matrix material is or will be retained from the first region (121) of the recess (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: CARBON ROTEC GMBH & CO. KG, SENVION SE
    Inventors: Tilman Richers, Lenz Simon Zeller, Kai Danekas