Wind Turbine Blade With Cross-Sectional Sensors - EP2659133

The patent EP2659133 was granted to LM WP Patent Holding on Jun 18, 2025. The application was originally filed on Dec 19, 2011 under application number EP11815443A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2659133

LM WP PATENT HOLDING
Application Number
EP11815443A
Filing Date
Dec 19, 2011
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
May 16, 2025
Grant Date
Jun 18, 2025
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Patent Citations (20) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (11) New

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EXAMINATION- Repower Systems Ag, "5M", Hamburg, (20040101), pages 1 - 57, URL: https://www.ceoe.udel.edu/File%20Library/Research/Wind%20Power/5m_uk.pdf, (20191007), XP055629566-
OPPOSITION- Annex to the Communication of the Intention to Grant relating to EP2659133 (the Patent)-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Programme of presentations for the 2010 Wind Turbine Blade Workshop", Wind Turbine Blade Workshop 2010, (20100720), Wind Turbine Blade Workshop 2010, (20221108), XP055978793-
OPPOSITION- Cairns Douglas S., Nathan Palmer, Jon Ehresman, "Low Cost Inspection for Improved Blade Reliability", AIA 2009-1408. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, (20090105), pages 1 - 14, XP055978795-
OPPOSITION- https:/energy. sandia.gov/programs/renewable-energy/wind-power/workshops/archived-workshops/-
OPPOSITION- International Preliminary Report on Patentability for EP2659133(the Patent)-
OPPOSITION- Programme of presentations at the 2008 workshop, and lists the presentation of E3-
OPPOSITION- Rhead Phil, "Fibre Optic Sensing Technology and Applications in Wind Energy Sandia Blade Workshop 2008 14-05-08", Sandia Blade Workshop 2008, (20080514), pages 1 - 45, Sandia Blade Workshop 2008, URL: https://pdfsecret.com/queue/fibre-optic-sensing-technology-and-applications-in-_59f9502cd64ab28ae258a794_pdf?queue_id=-1, (20221108), XP055978787-
OPPOSITION- Rumsey Mark A, "Sensor Systems and Applications", Sandia National Laboratories 2010 Wind Turbine Blade Workshop, (20100720), pages 1 - 40, Sandia National Laboratories 2010 Wind Turbine Blade Workshop, (20221108), XP055978791-
OPPOSITION- Turner Alan, "Fiber Optic Sensors and the Sensor Blade Collaboration Between Micron Optics and Sandia National Laboratories", Micron Optics, (20100720), pages 1 - 30, Micron Optics, (20221108), XP055978790-
OPPOSITION- Zamora Guevara Zeus, "Generation of design knowledge from the development of a theoretically idealized wind turbine", Master Thesis, Delft University, Delft University, (20090901), Master Thesis, URL: https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid%3A3d435cf1-6c2e-476f-91e5-b111c7b55620, (20221108), XP055978797-

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