ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,700, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S (Brande, Denmark).
"Lifting apparatus for a lifting crane" was invented by Andreas Winther Jepsen (Vejle, Denmark) and Jesper Moeller (Brande, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a lifting apparatus for a lifting crane, adapted to carry an elongated component having a non-circular cross section extending over the major part of its length, especially a rotor blade of a wind turbine, including a frame with at least one holder for holding the component with a horizontal orientation, wherein a pitching system for pitching the component around its l...