Patents by Inventor Kevin William Bender

Kevin William Bender 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).

  • METHOD OF REPAIRING A WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20150204193
    Abstract: A method of repairing a wind turbine blade while mounted on a tower without removing the blade from the tower. The method includes the steps of removing a damaged portion of the blade and installing a repair portion to the blade where the damaged portion was removed, attaching a curing apparatus to the blade to enclose at least a portion of the repair portion, wherein the curing apparatus has a heating device, and curing the repair portion by heating the exterior surface of the repair portion with the heating device to a temperature of at least 50 degrees Celsius for a period of at least 2 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: GEORGE M. ANASIS, JOOST BOGAERT, Kevin William Bender