US Patent Issued to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung on July 29 for "Mechanical test device and method for testing bar-shaped test objects, in particular rotor blades of wind turbines" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,429, issued on July 29, was assigned to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V. (Munich).

"Mechanical test device and method for testing bar-shaped test objects, in particular rotor blades of wind turbines" was invented by Malo Rosemeier (Bremerhaven, Germany) and Gregor Basters (Bremerhaven, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a mechanical testing device with at least one load frame, which has a frame part and a clamping device held therein, in which a beam-shaped test specimen, in particular a rotor blade or rotor blade segment, can be clamped projecting through the load fram...