F03D 7/0204
For orientation in relation to wind direction
Official title: {for orientation in relation to wind direction}
F03D7/0204 (For orientation in relation to wind direction) appears on 606 US grants and 747 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03D- Granted patents
- 606
- Published applications
- 747
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 1,229
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 |
| 2005 | 8 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 48 |
| 2011 | 22 | 51 |
| 2012 | 31 | 34 |
| 2013 | 24 | 40 |
| 2014 | 23 | 41 |
| 2015 | 19 | 41 |
| 2016 | 25 | 23 |
| 2017 | 26 | 38 |
| 2018 | 28 | 38 |
| 2019 | 27 | 47 |
| 2020 | 49 | 64 |
| 2021 | 53 | 45 |
| 2022 | 46 | 38 |
| 2023 | 46 | 56 |
| 2024 | 47 | 41 |
| 2025 | 37 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for controlling a wind turbine based on an estimated rotor azimuth29 Sep 2026US 12,747,719 B2GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Method and controller arrangement for operating a wind turbine farm15 Sep 2026US 12,736,028 B2Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
- Method for controlling a wind farm by means of an optimization method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,029 B2Ifp Energies Nouvelles
- Precise determination of angular position of a wind turbine nacelle11 Aug 2026US 12,704,111 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Method for yaw control of a wind turbine and a wind turbine having a yaw control4 Aug 2026US 12,698,753 B2Nordex Energy GmbH
- Method for controlling a wind farm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298201 A1
- Wind Turbine and Method for Controlling the Same11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160229 A1Nordex Energy GmbH
- Precise determination of angular position of a wind turbine nacelle4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153075 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Methods and systems for fire mitigation in a wind turbine28 May 2026US 2026/0146583 A1GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Method for operating a wind turbine and wind turbine14 May 2026US 2026/0132769 A1Nordex Energy GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control based on shaft radial displacement98US 7,004,724 B2General Electric Company · 2006
- Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control77US 7,160,083 B2General Electric Company · 2007
- Advanced aerodynamic control system for a high output wind turbine67US 6,940,185 B2Advantek, Inc. · 2005
- Wind turbine system56US 4,330,714 A1982
- Self-guiding wind turbine53US 6,974,307 B22005