ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,292, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Inventus Holdings LLC (Juno Beach, Fla.).
"Wind turbine offset pitch drive pinion" was invented by Eric M. Jacobsen (Jensen Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A repair device is provided for a wind turbine having a bearing with damaged teeth driven by a motor. The repair device includes a carrier for connection to the bearing and radially aligned with the damaged teeth. A gear train is mounted on the carrier for creating a torque transfer path from the motor to non-damaged teeth of the bearing."
The patent was filed on Nov. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/524,163.
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