Patents by Inventor Klaus Kirkeby

Klaus Kirkeby 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).

  • Patent number: 10730251
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a component for a wind turbine, in particular a rotor blade, is provided. The mold includes a flexible mold part configured for driving staples into the same, the staples being used to attach a fiber material to the mold. The mold may include a lower mold half and an upper mold half. The mold may be made of a polymer material, a plastic material, a metal alloy or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
    Inventor: Klaus Kirkeby
  • Publication number: 20190009478
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a component for a wind turbine, in particular a rotor blade, is provided. The mold includes a flexible mold part configured for driving staples into the same, the staples being used to attach a fiber material to the mold. The mold may include a lower mold half and an upper mold half. The mold may be made of a polymer material, a plastic material, a metal alloy or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 10086570
    Abstract: A method and a mold for manufacturing a component for a wind turbine are provided. The method includes the steps of a) laying a fiber material onto a mold, b) attaching the fiber material to the mold and/or to a core of the component using staples, c) infiltrating the fiber material with a resin, and d) curing the resin to form the component. The method may further include wherein the fiber material is attached to a flexible mold part into which the staples are driven. The method may still further include wherein the flexile mold part is made of a polymer material. The method is advantageous in that a lack of consolidation of the component is prevented or reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 9889619
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor blade, including: a) arranging a first layup of fiber material inside a mold, the first layup corresponding to an airfoil of the rotor blade, b) arranging a second layup of fiber material on a core member before and/or after arranging the core member in the mold, the second layup including the core member corresponding to a web of the rotor blade, the core member comprising a recess configured to ensure a smooth transfer of loads into and out of the web, and c) curing a resin impregnating the fiber material of the first and second layup to form the rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Kirkeby, Anders Overgaard
  • Publication number: 20150251362
    Abstract: A method and a mold for manufacturing a component for a wind turbine are provided. The method includes the steps of a) laying a fiber material onto a mold, b) attaching the fiber material to the mold and/or to a core of the component using staples, c) infiltrating the fiber material with a resin, and d) curing the resin to form the component. The method may further include wherein the fiber material is attached to a flexible mold part into which the staples are driven. The method may still further include wherein the flexile mold part is made of a polymer material. The method is advantageous in that a lack of consolidation of the component is prevented or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Kirkeby
  • Publication number: 20150251370
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor blade for a wind turbine is provided. The method includes: a) arranging a first layup of fiber material inside a mold, the first layup corresponding to an airfoil of the rotor blade, b) arranging a second layup of fiber material on a core member before and/or after arranging the core member in the mold, the second layup including the core member corresponding to a web of the rotor blade, the core member comprising a recess configured to ensure a smooth transfer of loads into and out of the web, and c) curing a resin impregnating the fiber material of the first and second layup to form the rotor blade. The method is advantageous in that there is no need anymore to machine the recess into the cured web, thus saving man power and avoiding waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Kirkeby, Anders Overgaard