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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2015
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Sultan Shair, Ismaning, DE;

Thomas Merzhaeuser, Munich, DE;

Mohammad Salah Attia, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F16B 11/00 (2006.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); B29C 65/002 (2013.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.05); F16B 11/006 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/14 (2013.01); B29C 66/324 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11);
Abstract

A wind turbine blade includes a first shell member including a first mating surface along a first edge of the wind turbine blade. Also, the wind turbine blade includes a second shell member including a second mating surface along the first edge of the wind turbine blade, wherein the second mating surface is opposite to the first mating surface. Further, the wind turbine blade includes a bonding material disposed between the first mating surface and the second mating surface and configured to bond the first mating surface to the second mating surface. Moreover, the wind turbine blade includes a constrainer positioned at a desired bond line and coupled to one of the first mating surface and the second mating surface, wherein the constrainer is configured to restrict the bonding material from migrating into an interior cavity of the wind turbine blade.


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