ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,348, issued on May 20.
"Foundation for an offshore structure" was invented by Daniel Bartminn (Elmshorn, Germany) and Artur Czarnecki (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foundation for an offshore structure, more particularly an offshore wind turbine structure, comprising: at least one tower-like foundation structure with a circumferential foundation wall extending in the longitudinal direction, the foundation wall being delimited at the lower end by a lower-end end face, the foundation wall being formed from a mineral construction material; and at least one binding element, which is formed from a metal material and is...