ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,936, issued on March 17, was assigned to NATURAL POWER CONCEPTS INC (Honolulu).
"Folding blade wind turbine" was invented by John Pitre (Honolulu).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wind turbine is provided. The turbine includes a support having an axis of rotation, a generator, a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the support about the axis of rotation, the blades being moveable between a retracted position generally parallel with the axis of rotation and a fully deployed position generally perpendicular with the axis of rotation, the blades being connected to the generator such that rotation of the blades in a direction induced...