ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,468, issued on Nov. 25.

"Wind turbine with rotational axis perpendicular to the wind flow" was invented by Ian Gordon (Ightham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention described herein pertains to a housing for a vertical-axis wind turbine, a vertical-axis wind turbine, and an apparatus comprising a housing and a vertical-axis wind turbine. For example, the disclosure below provides more efficient electricity generation from a vertical-axis wind turbine assembly. Increases in efficiency may be achieved by the housing through novel angled louvres and integrally housed electrical stators. Increases in efficiency may ...