ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,152, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to FM Energie GmbH & Co.KG (Heppenheim, Germany).
"Cardanically flexible coupling for transmitting high axial forces for drive trains in wind turbines" was invented by Franz Mitsch (Heppenheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Machine components which are intended preferably for drive trains for driven installations and have the function of a cardanically flexible coupling with simultaneously high torsional stiffness, and are capable of absorbing high forces acting axially on the installation. The particular functionality of these couplings is achieved in particular through the use of specia...