ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,032, issued on May 6, was assigned to NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).

"Offshore wind turbine with anti-accumulation of aquatic organisms" was invented by Fu-Ming Tzu (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and Chih-Yung Hsu (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An offshore wind turbine with anti-accumulation of aquatic organisms, comprising: a base with an interior space, the base being made of conductive material; a tower incorporated above the base; a nacelle, connected to the tower; a plurality of blades, each interconnected with the nacelle; and a power supply system electrically connected to ...