US Patent Issued to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie-S.R.L. on May 6 for "Offshore steam turbine generator unit and installing method" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,972, issued on May 6, was assigned to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie-S.R.L. (Florence, Italy).

"Offshore steam turbine generator unit and installing method" was invented by Francesco Strada (Florence, Italy), Jacopo Barsali (Florence, Italy), Emanuele Polacci (Florence, Italy) and Andrea Tradii (Florence, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steam turbine generator unit is disclosed. The steam turbine generator unit comprises a lower deck, an upper deck, and a steam turbine generator. The steam turbine generator is installed on the lower deck and on the upper deck. The steam turbine generator unit also comprises at least three joint memb...