US Patent Issued to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY on June 17 for "Apparatus and method for providing a secure tension connection" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,773, issued on June 17, was assigned to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY S.L. (Sarriguren, Spain).

"Apparatus and method for providing a secure tension connection" was invented by Juan Redin Miqueleiz (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an apparatus for providing a secure tension connection, the apparatus including a fastener) with a flange for interaction with a shank, a plurality of lifting elements, and a plurality of spacers. Also provide is a wind turbine with such an apparatus, a tool for securing an apparatus and a method for providing a secure tension connection."

The patent wa...