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A Fully Insulated Tip Unit For A Lightning Protection System For A Wind Turbine Blade And A Wind Turbine Blade Comprising The Same - EP3218596

The patent EP3218596 was granted to Lightning Protection Services on Oct 26, 2022. The application was originally filed on Nov 14, 2014 under application number EP14806532A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3218596

LIGHTNING PROTECTION SERVICES
Application Number
EP14806532A
Filing Date
Nov 14, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 23, 2022
Publication Date
Oct 26, 2022
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Patent Citations (18) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (4) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Elproducerende vindmoller — Del 24: Lynafledning Wind turbines - Part 24: Lightning protection ", DS Dansk standartd (DS/EN 61400-24), (20100908), pages 1 - 162, XP093094364
OPPOSITION- Flemming Moeller Larsen, Troels Sorensen, "New Lightning Qualification Test Procedure for Large Wind Turbine Blades", Royal Aeronautical Society, (20030101), pages 1 - 9, XP055468882
OPPOSITION- Ian Cotton, Nick Jenkins And Krishan Pandiaraj, "Lightning Protection for Wind Turbine Blades and Bearings", Wind Energy, (20010101), vol. 4, doi:10.1002/we.44, pages 23 - 37, XP055468886
OPPOSITION- Madsen S.F., Holboell J., Henriksen M., Larsen F.M., Bo Hansen L., Bertelsen K., "Breakdown tests of glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRP) as part of improved lightning protection of wind turbine blades", Electrical Insulation, 2004. Conference Record of the 2004 IEEE Intern ational Symposium on Indianapolis, IN, USA 19-22 Sept. 2004, (20040919), doi:10.1109/ELINSL.2004.1380657, ISBN 978-0-7803-8447-7, pages 484 - 491, XP010759780

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