Patents by Inventor Traci Marlene Vandervort

Traci Marlene Vandervort 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).

  • Noise reducer for rotor blade in wind turbine
    Patent number: 7976276
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge extending between a tip and a root, the rotor blade further defining a pitch axis. The rotor blade assembly further includes a noise reducer mounted to the rotor blade. The noise reducer includes a base plate defining a base line, a plurality of noise reduction features extending from the base line, and a plurality of apertures defined in the base plate. Each aperture is positioned on an opposite side of the base line from the plurality of noise reduction features such that the aperture is fully defined in the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Gabell Riddell, Traci Marlene Vandervort, Juergen Esser, Roger Drobietz
  • NOISE REDUCER FOR ROTOR BLADE IN WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110142637
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge extending between a tip and a root, the rotor blade further defining a pitch axis. The rotor blade assembly further includes a noise reducer mounted to the rotor blade. The noise reducer includes a base plate defining a base line, a plurality of noise reduction features extending from the base line, and a plurality of apertures defined in the base plate. Each aperture is positioned on an opposite side of the base line from the plurality of noise reduction features such that the aperture is fully defined in the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Gabell Riddell, Traci Marlene Vandervort, Juergen Esser, Roger Drobietz