Vestas Wind Systems A/S
🏢 View company profile →1,501Patents
1,464Active
1,501Granted
66Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 5, 2000 → Feb 11, 2025 · 240 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6566764B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a matrix converter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 158 | Expired |
| US6856038B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a matrix converter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
| US6619918B1 | Method of controlling the operation of a wind turbine and wind turbine for use in said method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US7015595B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US6933625B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6856040B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US8317479B2 | Segmented rotor blade extension portion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Active |
| US8348622B2 | Wind turbine blades made of two separate sections, and method of assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Active |
| US8162590B2 | Wind turbine blade and a pitch controlled wind turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Active |
| US6853094B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US6856041B2 | Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US7207777B2 | Methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, system and gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7156586B2 | Wind turbine with floating foundation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7521105B2 | Connection between composites with non-compatible properties and method for preparation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7802412B2 | Method of constructing large towers for wind turbines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6872049B2 | Wind turbine comprising a planetary gear | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US7927070B2 | Pitch controlled wind turbine blade, a wind turbine and use thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US7102247B2 | Circuit arrangement and methods for use in a wind energy installation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US7914259B2 | Wind turbine blades with vortex generators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
| US7494324B2 | Member for potential equalising | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US8678746B2 | Wind turbine blade and a pitch controlled wind turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US7931444B2 | Wind turbine with rotor blades equipped with winglets and blades for such rotor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US8198742B2 | Variable speed wind turbine with a doubly-fed induction generator and rotor and grid inverters that use scalar controls | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US7854589B2 | Wind turbine, a method for damping edgewise oscillations in one or more blades of a wind turbine by changing the blade pitch and use hereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US7332827B2 | Method for controlling a power-grid connected wind turbine generator during grid faults and apparatus for implementing said method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.