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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Leicon Aps, Horsens, DK;
Inventor:
Frederik Rytter, Viborg, DK;
Assignee:
Leicon ApS, Horsens, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 75/00 (2020.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 75/00 (2020.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4466 (2013.01); B63B 2231/52 (2013.01); F03D 13/256 (2023.08); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a floating foundation for a wind turbine, wherein the floating foundation comprises load carrying structures and a plurality of air pontoons attached to the load carrying structures, is disclosed. The method includes cutting one or more fiber-reinforced composite structures, such as wind turbine blades, into a plurality of smaller pieces comprising fiber-reinforced composite, molding the air pontoons from the smaller pieces, and attaching the air pontoons to the load carrying structures.