INTERNATIONAL PATENT: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION FILES APPLICATION FOR "RING-BASED FLOATING AND FIXED-FLOATING WIND TURBINE PLATFORMS"

GENEVA, Sept. 17 -- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION (722 Preston Avenue, Suite 107Charlottesville, Virginia 22903) filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/044594) for "RING-BASED FLOATING AND FIXED-FLOATING WIND TURBINE PLATFORMS" on Aug 30, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/188350, the details related to the patent application was published on Sep 11, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): LOTH, Eric (1141 Turnstone DriveCharlottesville, Virginia 22903)

Abstract: A wind turbine platform, including a buoyancy tube disposed radially around a tower and/or stem for a floati...