ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,753, issued on Sept. 1.
"Shallow draft floats providing intact stability" was invented by Jeremy J. Papadopoulos (Manchester, Great Britain) and Vincent Loccisano (Wellesley, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shallow-draft float is configured with above-float buoyancy or below-float water lifters dimensioned to control the righting arm of the turbine as tip angle increases to 15 and then 30 degrees. The embodiment is configured for use with a floating wind turbine that has a center of mass above the water surface and is supported by relatively small floats. In an example embodiment, a buoyant structure resides above the float an...