Wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and left side perspective view of the first embodiment of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another rear and right side perspective view thereof, with the rotor blades in an alternative position;

FIG. 5 is a portion of a left side perspective view thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are elevation views of a rotor blade thereof, in alternative positions and in an enlarged scale;

FIGS. 12 and 13 are elevation views of a portion of a rotor blade thereof, in alternative positions and in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 14 is a portion of a side elevation view of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, in a greater enlarged scale;

FIG. 15 is a portion of a front view of the second embodiment of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine in an enlarged scale, showing my new design;

FIG. 16 is a portion of a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a portion of a right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a portion of an elevation view of a rotor blade thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 19 is an end perspective view of a rotor blade thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 22 is a front and right side perspective view thereof.

FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 show the rotor blades of the first and second embodiments of a wind turbine separately for convenience of illustration only.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D517986
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2006
Inventor: Aloys Wobben (Aurich)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Daniel Bui
Attorney: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
Application Number: 29/172,137
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Wind Or Hand Powered (D13/115)