Patents by Inventor Philip Baby

Philip Baby 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: 9505188
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a wind turbine blade tubular spar, wherein the tubular spar extends along a designated axis, is made of reinforced polymer material having fibers arranged in at least two directions, and a polymer matrix incorporating the fibers, and has two caps and two webs; the method including the steps of: molding and cross-linking at least part of a cap or web in composite material; molding and cross-linking an L-shaped structure, which has two opposite parallel flanges, and at least partly incorporates the previously molded, cross-linked cap or web of composite material; repeating the above steps to mold and cross-link a further L-shaped structure; and joining the two cross-linked, L-shaped structures, with the flanges positioned facing in pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: WINDFIN B.V.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Matteo Verdesca, Amedeo Sabbadin, Philip Baby
  • Publication number: 20130334735
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a wind turbine blade tubular spar, wherein the tubular spar extends along a designated axis, is made of reinforced polymer material having fibers arranged in at least two directions, and a polymer matrix incorporating the fibers, and has two caps and two webs; the method including the steps of: molding and cross-linking at least part of a cap or web in composite material; molding and cross-linking an L-shaped structure, which has two opposite parallel flanges, and at least partly incorporates the previously molded, cross-linked cap or web of composite material; repeating the above steps to mold and cross-link a further L-shaped structure; and joining the two cross-linked, L-shaped structures, with the flanges positioned facing in pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Matteo Verdesca, Amedeo Sabbadin, Philip Baby