Rotor blade components for a wind turbine and methods of manufacturing same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9919488
APP PUB NO 20150266249A1
SERIAL NO

14219131

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Methods of manufacturing rotor blade components for a wind turbine and rotor blade components produced in accordance with such methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method generally includes heating first and second sheets of thermoplastic material to a forming temperature; placing the first sheet of thermoplastic material within a first half of a thermoforming mold and the second sheet of thermoplastic material in an opposite, second half of the thermoforming mold; forming the first sheet of thermoplastic material to the first half of the thermoforming mold; forming the second sheet of thermoplastic material to the second half of the thermoforming mold; compressing the first and second halves of the thermoforming mold so as to join at least a portion of the first and second sheets together; and, releasing the joined first and second sheets of thermoplastic material from the thermoforming mold so as to form the rotor blade component.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Booth, Michael Christopher Simpsonville, US 12 173
Gobeli, William Max Simpsonville, US 12 106
Riddell, Scott Gabell Greer, US 23 485
Tobin, James Robert Simpsonville, US 86 631

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