F03D 80/30
Lightning protection
F03D80/30 (Lightning protection) appears on 398 US grants and 488 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03D- Granted patents
- 398
- Published applications
- 488
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 728
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 17 |
| 2010 | 10 | 24 |
| 2011 | 16 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 36 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 23 | 18 |
| 2015 | 19 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 28 |
| 2017 | 17 | 24 |
| 2018 | 18 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 |
| 2020 | 27 | 37 |
| 2021 | 26 | 33 |
| 2022 | 36 | 30 |
| 2023 | 34 | 37 |
| 2024 | 40 | 24 |
| 2025 | 27 | 21 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for testing a lightning protection system and/or a lightning detection system of a wind turbine22 Sep 2026US 12,742,440 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Wind turbine blade18 Aug 2026US 12,710,028 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.L.
- Lightweight spar cap with concave structure for wind turbine blade and manufacturing method thereof, wind turbine blade and manufacturing method thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,704,109 B2Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hybrid pultrusion plates for a conductive spar cap of a wind turbine blade11 Aug 2026US 12,704,110 B2Lm Wind Power A/S
- Lightning-protection device in a modular blade28 Jul 2026US 12,692,844 B2Nabrawind Technologies, S.L.
- Systems and methods for rapid detection of lightning-impacted wind turbines1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298209 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Lightning strike protection system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286939 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- A wind turbine with a clearance determination device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243231 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Insulated lightning transmission system for wind turbine blades13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235110 A1
- Lightning detection system, wind turbine and a method to detect a lightning strike position and the lightning strength at a wind turbine6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227434 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wind turbine and a shaft for a wind turbine1,094US 8,664,792 B2Envision Energy (Denmark) ApS · 2014
- Lightning protection for wind turbine blade75US 6,457,943 B1IM Glasfiber A/S · 2002
- Joint design for rotor blade segments of a wind turbine74US 7,922,454 B1General Electric Company · 2011
- Vertical axis wind turbine73US 4,449,053 AAluminum Company of America · 1984
- Wind turbine blade with a system for deicing and lightning protection71US 6,612,810 B1Lm Glasfiber A/S · 2003