ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,029, issued on May 6, was assigned to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).
"Wind turbine tower structure with transition system between sections thereof" was invented by Pascal Meyer (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), Biao Fang (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Norman Arnold Turnquist (Carlisle, N.Y.), Xiaopeng Li (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Gregory Edward Cooper (Greenfield Center, N.Y.) and Christopher James Kenny (Schoharie, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tower structure particularly suited for a wind turbine includes a lower tower section formed of concrete and an upper tower section formed of steel. A transition system connects the ...