Patents by Inventor Torben Lindby

Torben Lindby 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: 11067056
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade bushing system for arrangement in a root end of a wind turbine blade is described. The wind turbine blade bushing system comprises a threaded element for retaining a mounting bolt for a wind turbine blade, the threaded element being formed from a first material; and an anchor element for arrangement at the root end of the wind turbine, wherein the anchor element acts to at least partly retain the threaded element in the wind turbine blade, the anchor element being formed from a second material. The first material has a higher strength and higher fracture toughness than the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Torben Krogsdal Jacobsen, Roel Schuring, Dhinagaran Ramachandran, Madhava Prasad Koteshwara, Utsa Majumder, Casper Kildegaard, Madhusudhan N Veerappa, Torben Lindby, Prajna Aachar, Morten Olesen, Aanchal Saini
  • Publication number: 20200355160
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bulkhead unit, a wind turbine blade comprising the bulkhead unit, a lifting device and methods of assembling and installing the bulkhead unit in the wind turbine blade. The bulkhead unit comprises a bulkhead element substantially extending in a radial direction and a frame structure attached to the bulkhead element. The frame structure provides support for the bulkhead element and additional components mounted to the frame structure. The frame structure comprises a plurality of frame elements which are interconnected to form a number of areas that are aligned with corresponding openings in the bulkhead element. The lifting device is used to lift the bulkhead unit into position and fix the bulkhead unit relative to the blade shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Damien ROGERS, Søren STEFFENSEN, Johan Bergholt SKOV, Torben LINDBY, Lars JØRGENSEN, Casper KILDEGAARD
  • Patent number: 10107258
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade comprises a profiled contour having a pressure side and a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge with a chord extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The profiled contour generating a lift when being impacted by an incident airflow is formed by a hollow shell body. The hollow shell body is formed by at least a first shell body part and a second shell body part, which are mutually connected at least at the trailing edge and/or the leading edge. An edge stiffener is arranged within the hollow shell body at a first part of the edges, a first surface part of the edge stiffener being connected to an inner side of the first shell body part, and a second surface part of the edge stiffener being connected to an inner side of the second shell body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventors: Peter Quiring, Rocco Prete, Torben Lindby
  • Publication number: 20170045032
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade bushing system for arrangement in a root end of a wind turbine blade is described. The wind turbine blade bushing system comprises a threaded element for retaining a mounting bolt for a wind turbine blade, the threaded element being formed from a first material; and an anchor element for arrangement at the root end of the wind turbine, wherein the anchor element acts to at least partly retain the threaded element in the wind turbine blade, the anchor element being formed from a second material. The first material has a higher strength and higher fracture toughness than the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Torben Krogsdal JACOBSEN, Roel SCHURING, Dhinagaran RAMACHANDRAN, Madhava Prasad KOTESHWARA, Utsa MAJUMDER, Casper KILDEGAARD, Madhusudhan N VEERAPPA, Torben LINDBY, Prajna AACHAR
  • Patent number: 9399983
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade extending along a longitudinal axis from a root end to a tip end and in a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the transverse plane having a main axis extending through an elastic center point, wherein the wind turbine blade comprises a sensor system including a first sensor set for measuring a first bending moment in a first sensor position at a first distance from the root end, the first sensor set comprising a first primary sensor for measuring a primary component and a first secondary sensor for measuring a secondary component, wherein a first primary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first primary sensor and the elastic center point, and a first secondary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first secondary sensor and the elastic center point, and wherein an angle between the first primary sensor axis and the first secondary sensor axis is in the range from 50° to 130°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Torben Lindby, Ivan Engmark Mortensen
  • Publication number: 20130280070
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade extending along a longitudinal axis from a root end to a tip end and in a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the transverse plane having a main axis extending through an elastic center point, wherein the wind turbine blade comprises a sensor system including a first sensor set for measuring a first bending moment in a first sensor position at a first distance from the root end, the first sensor set comprising a first primary sensor for measuring a primary component and a first secondary sensor for measuring a secondary component, wherein a first primary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first primary sensor and the elastic center point, and a first secondary sensor axis in the transverse plane is oriented in a direction defined by the first secondary sensor and the elastic center point, and wherein an angle between the first primary sensor axis and the first secondary sensor axis is in the range from 50° to 130°
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Torben Lindby, Ivan Engmark Mortensen
  • Publication number: 20130108455
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade comprises a profiled contour having a pressure side and a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge with a chord extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The profiled contour generating a lift when being impacted by an incident airflow is formed by a hollow shell body. The hollow shell body is formed by at least a first shell body part and a second shell body part, which are mutually connected at least at the trailing edge and/or the leading edge. An edge stiffener is arranged within the hollow shell body at a first part of the edges, a first surface part of the edge stiffener being connected to an inner side of the first shell body part, and a second surface part of the edge stiffener being connected to an inner side of the second shell body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: LM GLASFIBER A/S
    Inventors: Peter Quiring, Rocco Prete, Torben Lindby