# General Electric — Patents explained on PatentBrief

General Electric has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [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.

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