(19)
(11) EP 3 894 192 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/52

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47

(21) Application number: 18840100.4

(22) Date of filing: 11.12.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B29C 70/44(2006.01)
B29C 70/68(2006.01)
B29C 33/50(2006.01)
F03D 1/06(2006.01)
 B29C 70/54(2006.01)
B29C 33/12(2006.01)
B29D 99/00(2010.01)
B29C 70/48(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F05B 2240/302; B29C 70/443; B29D 99/0028; B29C 70/546; Y02E 10/72; Y02P 70/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/064832
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/122863 (18.06.2020 Gazette 2020/25)

(54)

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE BEAM, PARTICULARLY A SPAR BEAM FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES FASERVERSTÄRKTEN POLYMERVERBUNDTRÄGERS, INSBESONDERE EINES SPARTRÄGERS FÜR EIN ROTORBLATT EINER WINDTURBINE

PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE POUTRE COMPOSITE EN POLYMER RENFORCÉE PAR DES FIBRES, EN PARTICULIER D'UNE POUTRE-ESPAR POUR UNE PALE DE ROTOR D'ÉOLIENNE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Validation States:
MA

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.10.2021 Bulletin 2021/42

(73) Proprietor: General Electric Renovables España, S.L.
08005 Barcelona (ES)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHEN, Xu
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615 (US)
  • RIAHI, Amir
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615 (US)
  • MERZHAEUSER, Thomas
    85748 Garching b. Muenchen (DE)
  • SHEPHERD, Julie Ann
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615 (US)
  • RONDEAU, Louis
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615 (US)
  • SHILLIG, Scott Iverson
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615 (US)

(74) Representative: COPA Copenhagen Patents 
Rosenørns Allé 1, 2nd floor
1970 Frederiksberg C
1970 Frederiksberg C (DK)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 310 351
EP-A2- 1 779 997
US-A- 5 213 476
US-A1- 2007 175 577
 EP-A1- 3 103 626
GB-A- 903 734
US-A- 5 258 159
   
       
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