ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,357, issued on Oct. 14.
"Blade mounting system for vertical axis wind turbines and blade therefore" was invented by Mike Glidden (Columbia, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade mounting system for turbine blades of use in vertical axis wind turbines includes a plurality of pairs of vertically spaced mounting units, each coupled to a framework, and between which a respective one of a plurality of turbine blades is pivotally coupled. Each mounting unit pivotally supports one end of a corresponding turbine blade and is linearly displaceable responsive to load forces on the turbine blade. Each mounting unit includes a restraint sys...