# General Electric — Patents explained on PatentBrief

General Electric has 4 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Tiny Bumps on Wind Turbine Blades Reduce Noise](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10400744/wind-turbine-blade-with-noise-reducing-micro-boundary-layer-energizers) — granted 2019
  This patent describes how small, specially shaped bumps or grooves on a wind turbine blade's underside can reduce noise by controlling airflow and preventing turbulence.
- [Making Special Materials Inside Commercial Nuclear Power Plants](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9239385/method-of-producing-isotopes-in-power-nuclear-reactors) — granted 2016
  This patent describes a method for using the neutron radiation inside large commercial nuclear power reactors, specifically in their existing instrumentation tubes, to create useful isotopes like those used in medicine or industry.
- [How Wind Turbine Blades Get More Lift with Extra Parts](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8303250/method-and-apparatus-for-increasing-lift-on-wind-turbine-blade) — granted 2012
  This patent describes adding special front and back parts to a wind turbine blade to create specific air channels, making the blade generate more power from the wind.
- [How Wind Turbine Blades Reduce Noise with Small Fins](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7927078/wind-turbine-blade-tip-vortex-breakers) — granted 2011
  This patent describes how small, flat fins attached to the tips of wind turbine blades can reduce noise and improve efficiency by managing swirling air, called vortices.

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