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EP 2841768 A2 20150304 - WIND POWER DEVICES

Title (en)

WIND POWER DEVICES

Title (de)

WINDENERGIEVORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

ÉOLIENNES

Publication

EP 2841768 A2 20150304 (EN)

Application

EP 12805763 A 20121015

Priority

GB 201117789 A 20111014
IB 2012055607 W 20121015

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013054315A2] There is herein described an invention relating to turbines, particularly to extendible vertical wind and water turbines as well as mechanisms to raise and lower turbines supported on a mast.

IPC 8 full level

F03D 11/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2240/90 (2013.01); F05B 2240/913 (2013.01); F05B 2240/915 (2013.01); F05B 2240/916 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013054315A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013054315 A2 20130418; WO 2013054315 A3 20130613; EP 2841768 A2 20150304; GB 201117789 D0 20111130

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012055607 W 20121015; EP 12805763 A 20121015; GB 201117789 A 20111014