Patents by Inventor Nicholas Dudley Barlow

Nicholas Dudley Barlow 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: 7503752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine blade comprising a number of pre-fabricated strips arranged in a sequence along the outer periphery. The strips consist of a fibrous composite material, preferably carbon fibers, and consist of a wooden material, preferably plywood or wooden fibers held in a cured resin. The advantage is that it is possible to manufacture blades for wind turbines which are very stiff and generally have a high strength, but which nevertheless are easy to manufacture and also is much cheaper to manufacture compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing prefabricated strips and for manufacturing wind turbine blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Neg Micon A/S
    Inventors: Ole Gunneskov, Nicholas Dudley Barlow, Mark Hancock, Tomas Vronsky
  • Patent number: 7198471
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine blade comprising a number of pre-fabricated strips arranged in a sequence along the outer periphery. The strips consist of a fibrous composite material, preferably carbon fibres, and consist of a wooden material, preferably plywood or wooden fibres held in a cured resin. The advantage is that it is possible to manufacture blades for wind turbines which are very stiff and generally have a high strength, but which nevertheless are easy to manufacture and also is much cheaper to manufacture compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing prefabricated strips and for manufacturing wind turbine blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: NEG Micon A/S
    Inventors: Ole Gunneskov, Nicholas Dudley Barlow, Mark Hancock, Tomas Vronsky