US Patent Issued to LM WIND POWER on Jan. 27 for "Vortex generator tape for a wind turbine blade and method of manufacture and attachment thereof" (Danish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,049, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to LM WIND POWER A/S (Kolding, Denmark).

"Vortex generator tape for a wind turbine blade and method of manufacture and attachment thereof" was invented by Jordy Hertel Nilsson Van Kalken (Kolding, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vortex generator tape for installation on an outer surface of a wind turbine blade, the vortex generator comprising an elongate base part comprising an inner side configured for being adhered to the outer surface of the wind turbine blade, and an outer side arranged opposite to the inner side; and a plurality of protrusions each for generating vortices during the ...