Patents by Inventor Thomas Bro

Thomas Bro 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: 11761420
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material for a wind turbine blade, the composite material including a plurality of rigid elements and plurality of flexible elements, wherein each flexible element is arranged between two rigid elements and is connected thereto such that the rigid elements are flexibly connected to each other by the flexible elements. The flexibility of the composite material can be achieved by using the interspaces between the rigid elements. Therefore, when the composite material is placed on a curved surface, hollow spaces between the rigid elements may be reduced or avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Bro Wernlund
  • Patent number: 11401912
    Abstract: A flexible balsa wood panel for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, including a plurality of balsa wood modules and a polymer film which is attached to a surface of each balsa wood module to connect the balsa wood modules together is provided. The flexible balsa wood panel has the following advantages. An adhesion area of the polymer film is significantly larger than that of a glass fiber mesh. This in turn reduces the risk of balsa wood modules falling off during handling the flexible balsa wood panel. A polymer film with a high melting temperature relative to a maximum blade curing temperature can be selected in order to avoid curing process induced delaminations. Furthermore, due to the polymer film attached to the first surface, a more uniform adhesion may be achieved compared to a currently used glass fiber mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Harald Stecher, Thomas Bro Wernlund
  • Publication number: 20200025168
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material for a wind turbine blade, the composite material including a plurality of rigid elements and plurality of flexible elements, wherein each flexible element is arranged between two rigid elements and is connected thereto such that the rigid elements are flexibly connected to each other by the flexible elements. The flexibility of the composite material can be achieved by using the interspaces between the rigid elements. Therefore, when the composite material is placed on a curved surface, hollow spaces between the rigid elements may be reduced or avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Bro Wernlund
  • Publication number: 20190226447
    Abstract: A flexible balsa wood panel for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, including a plurality of balsa wood modules and a polymer film which is attached to a surface of each balsa wood module to connect the balsa wood modules together is provided. The flexible balsa wood panel has the following advantages. An adhesion area of the polymer film is significantly larger than that of a glass fiber mesh. This in turn reduces the risk of balsa wood modules falling off during handling the flexible balsa wood panel. A polymer film with a high melting temperature relative to a maximum blade curing temperature can be selected in order to avoid curing process induced delaminations. Furthermore, due to the polymer film attached to the first surface, a more uniform adhesion may be achieved compared to a currently used glass fiber mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Harald Stecher, Thomas Bro Wernlund
  • Patent number: 9796102
    Abstract: Knife arrangement for use in for example a slicer apparatus for slicing meat, and in particular fish meat, wherein the knife arrangement comprises two reciprocating knives 40, 40?, each knife 40, 40? has a blade 54 with a sharp edge 55 and an opposite edge 56, and blade material between said edges, where adjacent a first end 57 of each knife 40, 40? an engagement member 58 is arranged, which engagement member 58 protrudes perpendicular to the plane of the blade 40, 40?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Marel Salmon A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Bro
  • Patent number: 9180601
    Abstract: Slicer apparatus of the type used for slicing in particular fish fillets, where the apparatus comprises a conveying path, and cutting means arranged in said conveying path, where the cutting means comprises a set of moveable reciprocating knives and a cutting land, where the cutting means further comprises means for moving the knives relative to the cutting land and the surface of the conveyor path, wherein the cutting means are arranged on a common member which member may be rotated through a predetermined arch about a horizontal axis, perpendicular to the conveyor path's transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Marel Salmon A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Bro
  • Publication number: 20120028557
    Abstract: Slicer apparatus of the type used for slicing in particular fish fillets, where the apparatus comprises a conveying path, and cutting means arranged in said conveying path, where the cutting means comprises a set of moveable reciprocating knives and a cutting land, where the cutting means further comprises means for moving the knives relative to the cutting land and the surface of the conveyor path, wherein the cutting means are arranged on a common member which member may be rotated through a predetermined arch about a horizontal axis, perpendicular to the conveyor path's transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CARNITECH SALMON A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Bro
  • Publication number: 20120017449
    Abstract: Knife arrangement for use in for example a slicer apparatus for slicing meat, and in particular fish meat, wherein the knife arrangement comprises two reciprocating knives 40, 40?, each knife 40, 40? has a blade 54 with a sharp edge 55 and an opposite edge 56, and blade material between said edges, where adjacent a first end 57 of each knife 40, 40? an engagement member 58 is arranged, which engagement member 58 protrudes perpendicular to the plane of the blade 40, 40?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Bro