Wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine

Description

FIG. 1 is a front and left side perspective view of the first embodiment of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another rear and right side perspective view thereof, with the rotor blades in an alternative position;

FIG. 5 is a portion of a left side perspective view thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are elevation views of a rotor blade thereof, in alternative positions and in an enlarged scale;

FIGS. 12 and 13 are elevation views of a portion of a rotor blade thereof, in alternative positions and in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 14 is a portion of a side elevation view of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, in a greater enlarged scale;

FIG. 15 is a portion of a front view of the second embodiment of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine in an enlarged scale, showing my new design;

FIG. 16 is a portion of a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a portion of a right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a portion of an elevation view of a rotor blade thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 19 is an end perspective view of a rotor blade thereof, in an enlarged scale;

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view of a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 22 is a front and right side perspective view thereof.

FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 show the rotor blades of the first and second embodiments of a wind turbine separately for convenience of illustration only.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine, substantially as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Wobben; Aloys (Aurich, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/172,137
Filed:	December 6, 2002

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 6, 2002 [DE]			4 02 04 721
Jun 7, 2002 [DE]			4 02 04 727

Current U.S. Class:	D13/115
Current International Class:	1301
Field of Search:	;D13/101,112,115 ;D15/1 ;290/44 ;415/4.1,4.3,4.5 ;416/9,12,23,24,32,44,115,117,132B,132R,169,196A,197A

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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2003/0123973	July 2003	Murakami
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2004/0201220	October 2004	Andersen et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	401 09 165.1		Nov 2001		DE

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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella
Assistant Examiner: Bui; Daniel
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seed IP Law Group PLLC