Inventor · Gaylordsville, CT, US

Mark Hancock

41Patents
11h-index
42Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 19, 2002 → Dec 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8317479B2 Segmented rotor blade extension portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US7198471B2 Wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US7503752B2 Wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US8172538B2 Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell member with a fastening member and a wind turbine blade with a fastening member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7988423B2 Wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8012299B2 Assembly tool and a method of manufacturing a blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8851840B2 Control system in wind turbine blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9388789B2 Sectional wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10487797B2 Wind turbine blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8517682B2 Wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8777573B2 Sectional wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8595977B2 Driving system for an automatic sliding door Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US8777578B2 Method of manufacturing a spar for a wind turbine from elements having geometrically well-defined joint surface portions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9765756B2 Sectional blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8899923B2 Wind turbine blade with device for changing the aerodynamic surface or shape Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8899936B2 Method of manufacturing a spar for a wind turbine from elements having end portions extending transversely to an intermediate portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7980826B2 Strengthening structure for a wind turbine blade, a wind turbine blade, a method for assembling a wind turbine blade and use hereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9255886B2 System and method for detecting damage to a wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8777579B2 Method of manufacturing a spar for a wind turbine from elements comprising different materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8393865B2 Rotor blade extension portion having a skin located over a framework Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10302065B2 Reinforcing strip for a wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10801469B2 Wind blade joints with floating connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9068559B2 Rotor blade for a wind turbine and a method for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9039372B2 Wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9719487B2 Wind turbine blade structures, lifting assemblies and methods of blade handling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.