Patents by Inventor Manuel MAI

Manuel MAI 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: 11448195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement for use on a wind turbine. The sensor arrangement comprises a rotor blade-related sensor, which is arranged in/on a rotor blade, and a non-rotor blade-related sensor, wherein the sensor signals, which are associated with the rotor blade-related sensor, are processed by fusion with the sensor signals which are associated with the non-rotor blade-related sensor. The invention also relates to a method for operating a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: FOS4X GMBH
    Inventor: Manuel Mai
  • Patent number: 11243224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting acceleration. The device contains: a frame; a mass; a lever arm connected to the mass, wherein the mass is provided at a first lever position; an optical fiber having a fiber-optic sensor; and a compensation element for disturbance variables, wherein the compensation element for disturbance variables is connected to the lever arm or the mass and wherein the compensation element for disturbance variables is connected to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FOS4X GMBH
    Inventors: Sascha Kienitz, Markus Schmid, Manuel Mai
  • Publication number: 20210199094
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement for use on a wind turbine. The sensor arrangement comprises a rotor blade-related sensor, which is arranged in/on a rotor blade, and a non-rotor blade-related sensor, wherein the sensor signals, which are associated with the rotor blade-related sensor, are processed by fusion with the sensor signals which are associated with the non-rotor blade-related sensor. The invention also relates to a method for operating a wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Manuel MAI
  • Publication number: 20200233008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting acceleration. The device contains: a frame; a mass; a lever arm connected to the mass, wherein the mass is provided at a first lever position; an optical fiber having a fiber-optic sensor; and a compensation element for disturbance variables, wherein the compensation element for disturbance variables is connected to the lever arm or the mass and wherein the compensation element for disturbance variables is connected to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sascha KIENITZ, Markus SCHMID, Manuel MAI
  • Publication number: 20190003454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine. The method comprises measuring a torsion between a first point (10) of a rotor blade (100) of a wind turbine and a second point (12) spaced apart from the first point, and determining at least one parameter, in particular an actual value of the at least one parameter, of the wind turbine based on the measured torsion, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group comprising an angle of attack of the rotor blade (100), a pitch angle, a wind speed, an angle of incidence, and a flow speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mathias MÜLLER, Mathias SCHUBERT, Manuel MAI