ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,266,468, issued on April 1, was assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (Munich).

"Reducing ageing of an insulation material of a winding, in particular of an oil-impregnated high-voltage device" was invented by Mario Scala (Graz, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly includes at least one winding and a housing in which the winding is disposed. The winding has at least one electrical conductor and a cellulosic or cellulose-containing insulation material at least partially surrounds the winding and/or the electrical conductor thereof. The housing is filled with a liquid coolant during operation so that the winding is ...