ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,614, issued on May 20, was assigned to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S (Brande, Denmark).

"Apparatus, transport system and method for transport of an object in a wind turbine" was invented by Peder Flodgaard Madsen (Esbjerg, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for transport of an object in a wind turbine is provided, the apparatus including a main frame, a number of support elements, and a number of transfer bearings attached to the main frame. The support elements are configured to receive the object and to secure the object at the main frame, and the transfer bearings each comprise a movable part that is movable...