Patents by Inventor Pradeepa Nagabhushana

Pradeepa Nagabhushana 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).

  • Attachment system for a wind turbine rotor blade accessory
    Patent number: 9458821
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine has a rotor blade. A strip-member blade accessory is mounted to one of the rotor blade surfaces that stretches under normal operating conditions of the wind turbine. The blade accessory has a base portion. An attachment layer connects the base portion to the rotor blade surface and has a lower shear modulus than the base portion to allow for shear slippage between the base portion and the underlying rotor blade surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric Morgan Jacobsen, Bruce Clark Busbey, Qi Zhu, Scott Gabell Riddell, Juergen Esser, Jan Willem Bakhuis, Pradeepa Nagabhushana
  • Protective cap for a rotor blade
    Patent number: 9016989
    Abstract: A protective cap for a trailing edge of a rotor blade of a wind turbine for use during transportation, handling, or maintenance of the rotor blade is disclosed. The protective cap includes a body having a first leg, a second leg, and a cap member. The cap member connects the first and second legs. Further, the cap member may be configured to cover at least a portion of a trailing edge of the rotor blade and may be configured to provide a gap between an inner surface of the protective cap and the trailing edge. In addition, the first and second legs may resiliently engage the rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeepa Nagabhushana, Donald Joseph Kasperski
  • PROTECTIVE CAP FOR A ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20150037112
    Abstract: A protective cap for a trailing edge of a rotor blade of a wind turbine for use during transportation, handling, or maintenance of the rotor blade is disclosed. The protective cap includes a body having a first leg, a second leg, and a cap member. The cap member connects the first and second legs. Further, the cap member may be configured to cover at least a portion of a trailing edge of the rotor blade and may be configured to provide a gap between an inner surface of the protective cap and the trailing edge. In addition, the first and second legs may resiliently engage the rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeepa Nagabhushana, Donald Joseph Kasperski
  • ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE ACCESSORY
    Publication number: 20140072440
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine has a rotor blade. A strip-member blade accessory is mounted to one of the rotor blade surfaces that stretches under normal operating conditions of the wind turbine. The blade accessory has a base portion. An attachment layer connects the base portion to the rotor blade surface and has a lower shear modulus than the base portion to allow for shear slippage between the base portion and the underlying rotor blade surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Morgan Jacobsen, Bruce Clark Busbey, Qi Zhu, Scott Gabell Riddell, Juergen Esser, Jan Willem Bakhuis, Pradeepa Nagabhushana