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Wind motors
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within F03D · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest F03D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Peter Grabau32 patents · 770 citations
- 296Lars Helle34 patents · 684 citations
- 392Henrik Stiesdal66 patents · 932 citations
- 488Jeffrey Willis13 patents · 350 citations
- 583Mark Hancock36 patents · 535 citations
- 679Warren Smook19 patents · 420 citations
- 775Anton Bech47 patents · 421 citations
- 871Leonardo Cesar Kammer18 patents · 267 citations
- 967Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen30 patents · 289 citations
- 1063Andrew G. Oliver12 patents · 93 citations
- 1158Victor L. Babbitt11 patents · 91 citations
- 1254Eric S. Wenger10 patents · 80 citations
- 1350Till Hoffmann26 patents · 306 citations
- 1446Peder Bay Enevoldsen43 patents · 305 citations
- 1542John Setel O'Donnell44 patents · 63 citations
- 1638Yusef Desjardins Ferhani40 patents · 60 citations
- 1733Matthieu Jonemann35 patents · 55 citations
- 1829Peter Emery Von Behrens39 patents · 55 citations
- 1925Chiaki Treynor33 patents · 54 citations
- 2021Robert Ratz34 patents · 54 citations
- 2117Peter Fuglsang20 patents · 225 citations
- 2213Eric Morgan Jacobsen10 patents · 145 citations
- 238Michael Lamport Commons4 patents · 578 citations
- 244Lars Bo Hansen18 patents · 142 citations
- 251Werner Gerhard Barton17 patents · 123 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained F03D output across the last 5 years
- 199Allan P. Henderson12 patents · 452 citations
- 296Masaaki Shibata34 patents · 773 citations
- 392Kirk Gee Pierce22 patents · 926 citations
- 488Peter Grabau32 patents · 770 citations
- 583Einar Vaughn Larsen40 patents · 683 citations
- 679Lars Helle34 patents · 684 citations
- 775Henrik Stiesdal66 patents · 932 citations
- 871Jeffrey Willis13 patents · 350 citations
- 967Mark Hancock36 patents · 535 citations
- 1063Sonke Siegfriedsen19 patents · 312 citations
- 1158Warren Smook19 patents · 420 citations
- 1254Fulton Jose Lopez19 patents · 328 citations
- 1350Enno Eyb11 patents · 217 citations
- 1446Robert Gregory Wagoner41 patents · 336 citations
- 1542Anton Bech47 patents · 421 citations
- 1638Hartmut Scholte-Wassink30 patents · 373 citations
- 1733Christian Cermelli11 patents · 199 citations
- 1829Dominique Roddier12 patents · 190 citations
- 1925Leonardo Cesar Kammer18 patents · 267 citations
- 2021Tomas Vronsky11 patents · 257 citations
- 2117Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen30 patents · 289 citations
- 2213Andrew G. Oliver12 patents · 93 citations
- 238Victor L. Babbitt11 patents · 91 citations
- 244Eric S. Wenger10 patents · 80 citations
- 251Jens Fortmann15 patents · 247 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in F03D
- 199William L. Erdman15 patents · 2,513 citations
- 296Danielle A. Fong29 patents · 943 citations
- 392Edwin P. Berlin, Jr.29 patents · 943 citations
- 488Stephen E. Crane29 patents · 943 citations
- 583Amirhossein Pourmousa Abkenar16 patents · 828 citations
- 679Kartikeya Mahalatkar19 patents · 722 citations
- 775Todd Bowers19 patents · 722 citations
- 871Yongxi Hou19 patents · 722 citations
- 967Karl E. Stahlkopf25 patents · 1,034 citations
- 1063William E. Holley13 patents · 1,690 citations
- 1158Amir S. Mikhail16 patents · 1,867 citations
- 1254Kevin L. Cousineau15 patents · 1,544 citations
- 1350Anders Varming Rebsdorf16 patents · 1,845 citations
- 1446Craig L. Christenson9 patents · 910 citations
- 1542Kermit I. Harner9 patents · 1,364 citations
- 1638Lorenz Feddersen7 patents · 644 citations
- 1733Björn Andresen13 patents · 637 citations
- 1829Eckardt Siebenthaler5 patents · 553 citations
- 1925Joseph M. Kos7 patents · 1,215 citations
- 2021John P. Patrick7 patents · 1,091 citations
- 2117Daniel P. Costin10 patents · 647 citations
- 2213Garrett L. Bywaters14 patents · 621 citations
- 238Christopher Bevington8 patents · 533 citations
- 244William Danforth8 patents · 533 citations
- 251Gaudencio A. Labrador7 patents · 1,116 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring F03D patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11888432B1✦ AISimplified transient model of DFIG wind turbine for power system frequency dynamics analys10 cites · 202481% earned
- 296US12378946B1✦ AIVehicular wind turbine system for drag reduction2 cites · 202558% earned
- 392US11959455B1✦ AIControl method and device of energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine6 cites · 202485% earned
- 488US12247548B1Double set of blades wind powered turbine3 cites · 202572% earned
- 583US12152563B1Method, apparatus, and electronic device for detecting wind turbine blade based on drone a3 cites · 202480% earned
- 679US12160156B2Permanent magnet generator brakes with dual wedges4 cites · 202482% earned
- 775US12158088B2Thermal energy storage system with radiation cavities2 cites · 202438% earned
- 871USD1013605SPropeller3 cites · 202472% earned
- 967US12391404B2Vertiport having wind generator, and method for landing aircraft using the same2 cites · 202576% earned
- 1063US12264647B1Method for tracking a gear tooth meshing angle of a gearbox of a wind turbine2 cites · 202576% earned
- 1158US12092082B1System and method for use of an automatically tunable spring mass damper to reduce vibrati3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1254US11952977B1Telescopic wind turbine tower3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1350US11988187B1Wind turbine blade with self-adaptive tip-sweep3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1446US12345235B2Method for reducing gear induced noise from a wind turbine2 cites · 202576% earned
- 1542US12123402B2Method for changing a sliding bearing pad arranged on a rotor shaft of a rotor bearing of 4 cites · 202482% earned
- 1638US12173687B1System and method for performing external and internal inspections of wind turbine blades2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1733US12145698B2Methods and systems for free-floating nautical stationkeeping2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1829US11927174B1Vertical axis wind turbine blade-arm connection member2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1925US12071930B1Vertical axis wind turbine with bracing members2 cites · 202476% earned
- 2021US12025103B2Wind turbine rotor blade and wind turbine2 cites · 202476% earned
- 2117US12085062B2Method for operating a wind turbine, cooling system and wind turbine2 cites · 202476% earned
- 2213US12123388B1Hybrid renewable pumped storage hydropower energy storage system2 cites · 202476% earned
- 238US12066003B2Pitch controlled wind turbine with blade connecting members3 cites · 202480% earned
- 244US12435648B1Thermal energy storage system coupled with thermal power cycle systems1 cites · 202544% earned
- 251US12124954B1Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks2 cites · 202458% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring F03D patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11130422B1✦ AIHybrid battery management system40 cites · 202187% earned
- 296US11220999B1✦ AIDeep hybrid convolutional neural network for fault diagnosis of wind turbine gearboxes46 cites · 202292% earned
- 392US11603776B2✦ AIEnergy storage system and applications31 cites · 202266% earned
- 488US11891980B2Coordinating blade orientation to optimize cluster power output13 cites · 202377% earned
- 583US11831164B2Dual channel controller for applying MPPT to an array of turbines12 cites · 202376% earned
- 679US11391262B1Systems and methods for fluid flow based renewable energy generation17 cites · 202281% earned
- 775US11888432B1Simplified transient model of DFIG wind turbine for power system frequency dynamics analys10 cites · 202481% earned
- 871US11358700B1Devices and methods for extending aircraft cargo bays with replacement tailcones16 cites · 202280% earned
- 967US11789034B1Intelligent soft measurement method for wind speed in front of wind turbine7 cites · 202386% earned
- 1063US11572868B1System and method for use of a tunable mass damper to reduce vibrations in wind turbine bl9 cites · 202387% earned
- 1158US10982654B1Yawing buoy mast for floating offshore wind turbines15 cites · 202189% earned
- 1254US11391261B2Hydrogen production and conveyance system10 cites · 202170% earned
- 1350US12378946B1Vehicular wind turbine system for drag reduction2 cites · 202558% earned
- 1446US11959455B1Control method and device of energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine6 cites · 202485% earned
- 1542US11143164B1Vertical windmill blade14 cites · 202189% earned
- 1638US11286907B1Wind turbine mountable to a motor vehicle10 cites · 202287% earned
- 1733US11034245B1System and method for generating power11 cites · 202188% earned
- 1829US11231012B1Systems and methods for controlling a wind turbine11 cites · 202288% earned
- 1925US11486446B2Plain bearing arrangement11 cites · 202288% earned
- 2021US12018596B2Thermal energy storage system coupled with thermal power cycle systems5 cites · 202367% earned
- 2117US11168666B1Jack-up platform with receiving space for a barge and method for offshore installation of 10 cites · 202187% earned
- 2213US11514305B1Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks13 cites · 202277% earned
- 238US11644150B2Thermal storage in pressurized fluid for compressed air energy storage systems8 cites · 202273% earned
- 244US11073130B1Ultracapacitor pitch energy module8 cites · 202176% earned
- 251US11585322B1Wind turbine control apparatus and method therefor6 cites · 202378% earned
All-time canon
The defining F03D patents of the whole record
- 199US8664792B2✦ AIWind turbine and a shaft for a wind turbine1,093 cites · 201195% earned
- 296US9239064B2✦ AIFail-safe actuation system933 cites · 201493% earned
- 392US5798631A✦ AIPerformance optimization controller and control method for doubly-fed machines647 cites · 199895% earned
- 488US4720640AFluid powered electrical generator598 cites · 198895% earned
- 583US5225712AVariable speed wind turbine with reduced power fluctuation and a static VAR mode of operat554 cites · 199392% earned
- 679US5083039AVariable speed wind turbine527 cites · 199292% earned
- 775US6909947B2System and method for driver performance improvement484 cites · 200295% earned
- 871US9015093B1Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks417 cites · 201588% earned
- 967US6327994B1Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems406 cites · 200195% earned
- 1063US6512966B2System, method and computer program product for enhancing commercial value of electrical p395 cites · 200287% earned
- 1158US5088665ASerrated trailing edges for improving lift and drag characteristics of lifting surfaces367 cites · 199294% earned
- 1254US6293121B1Water-mist blower cooling system and its new applications359 cites · 200194% earned
- 1350US4206608ANatural energy conversion, storage and electricity generation system339 cites · 198094% earned
- 1446US6100600AMaritime power plant system with processes for producing, storing and consuming regenerati328 cites · 200094% earned
- 1542US5686766AIslanding-operation prevention apparatus, and dispersed power generation apparatus and pow326 cites · 199794% earned
- 1638US6670721B2System, method, rotating machine and computer program product for enhancing electric power324 cites · 200394% earned
- 1733US4976587AComposite wind turbine rotor blade and method for making same324 cites · 199094% earned
- 1829US5384489AWind-powered electricity generating system including wind energy storage303 cites · 199594% earned
- 1925US4565929AWind powered system for generating electricity300 cites · 198694% earned
- 2021US4297076AWind turbine294 cites · 198194% earned
- 2117US6566764B2Variable speed wind turbine having a matrix converter287 cites · 200291% earned
- 2213US4140433AWind turbine281 cites · 197994% earned
- 238US6137187AVariable speed wind turbine generator278 cites · 200094% earned
- 244US5506453AMachine for converting wind energy to electrical energy276 cites · 199694% earned
- 251US5289041ASpeed control system for a variable speed wind turbine274 cites · 199491% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest F03D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199VESTAS WIND SYS AS1,009 patents · 4,285 citations
- 296GEN ELECTRIC1,184 patents · 15,672 citations
- 392MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD117 patents · 1,303 citations
- 488RONDO ENERGY INC53 patents · 64 citations
- 583IDENTIFLIGHT INT LLC12 patents · 61 citations
- 679PRINCIPLE POWER INC15 patents · 117 citations
- 775COMMONS MICHAEL LAMPORT4 patents · 578 citations
- 871NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD39 patents · 156 citations
- 967HONEYWELL INT INC7 patents · 149 citations
- 1063HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP36 patents · 136 citations
- 1158UNIV KING FAHD PET & MINERALS15 patents · 115 citations
- 1254ABB SCHWEIZ AG17 patents · 100 citations
- 1350MIBA GLEITLAGER AUSTRIA GMBH26 patents · 111 citations
- 1446WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH338 patents · 464 citations
- 1542SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS474 patents · 352 citations
- 1638HYDROSTOR INC8 patents · 35 citations
- 1733NABTESCO CORP18 patents · 50 citations
- 1829NATURAL POWER CONCEPTS INC9 patents · 29 citations
- 1925INVENTUS HOLDINGS LLC28 patents · 60 citations
- 2021GENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPANA SL163 patents · 118 citations
- 2117LIFTRA IP APS20 patents · 40 citations
- 2213IBM17 patents · 52 citations
- 238SHARROW ENG LLC7 patents · 28 citations
- 244LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD13 patents · 23 citations
- 251BIRKESTRAND ORVILLE J6 patents · 56 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained F03D output across the last 5 years
- 199VESTAS WIND SYS AS1,009 patents · 4,285 citations
- 296GEN ELECTRIC1,184 patents · 15,672 citations
- 392BOEING CO33 patents · 758 citations
- 488MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD117 patents · 1,303 citations
- 583HITACHI LTD43 patents · 657 citations
- 679SIEMENS AG182 patents · 983 citations
- 775SIA YIK HEI11 patents · 72 citations
- 871RONDO ENERGY INC53 patents · 64 citations
- 967IDENTIFLIGHT INT LLC12 patents · 61 citations
- 1063PRINCIPLE POWER INC15 patents · 117 citations
- 1158BARBER GERALD L21 patents · 190 citations
- 1254COMMONS MICHAEL LAMPORT4 patents · 578 citations
- 1350NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD39 patents · 156 citations
- 1446HONEYWELL INT INC7 patents · 149 citations
- 1542MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP8 patents · 237 citations
- 1638LOCKHEED CORP10 patents · 338 citations
- 1733HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP36 patents · 136 citations
- 1829UNIV MAINE SYSTEM11 patents · 89 citations
- 1925UNIV KING FAHD PET & MINERALS15 patents · 115 citations
- 2021ABB SCHWEIZ AG17 patents · 100 citations
- 2117MIBA GLEITLAGER AUSTRIA GMBH26 patents · 111 citations
- 2213ACCIONA WINDPOWER SA33 patents · 127 citations
- 238BLADE DYNAMICS LTD37 patents · 104 citations
- 244WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH338 patents · 464 citations
- 251UTOPUS INSIGHTS INC12 patents · 46 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in F03D
- 199US WINDPOWER8 patents · 1,881 citations
- 296FONG DANIELLE A12 patents · 660 citations
- 392VESTAS WIND SYS AS1,009 patents · 4,285 citations
- 488GEN ELECTRIC1,184 patents · 15,672 citations
- 583UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP36 patents · 2,752 citations
- 679ABB AB5 patents · 937 citations
- 775NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS INC12 patents · 1,018 citations
- 871GRUMMAN AEROSPACE CORP8 patents · 881 citations
- 967MESSERSCHMITT BOELKOW BLOHM11 patents · 853 citations
- 1063UNIV NORTHEASTERN10 patents · 573 citations
- 1158CLIPPER WINDPOWER TECHNOLOGY13 patents · 998 citations
- 1254BOEING CO33 patents · 758 citations
- 1350MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD117 patents · 1,303 citations
- 1446NASA8 patents · 698 citations
- 1542LM GLASFIBER AS27 patents · 751 citations
- 1638NEG MICON AS9 patents · 530 citations
- 1733WOBBEN ALOYS121 patents · 2,056 citations
- 1829VALMONT INDUSTRIES6 patents · 391 citations
- 1925SUNDSTRAND CORP11 patents · 619 citations
- 2021HITACHI LTD43 patents · 657 citations
- 2117US ENERGY5 patents · 371 citations
- 2213BENOIT WILLIAM R5 patents · 355 citations
- 238ENIS BEN M9 patents · 324 citations
- 244BENESH ALVIN H5 patents · 280 citations
- 251FUJI HEAVY IND LTD9 patents · 365 citations
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