US Patent Issued to Nordex Energy on May 12 for "Wind turbine and bearing arrangement therefor" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,729, issued on May 12, was assigned to Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany).

"Wind turbine and bearing arrangement therefor" was invented by Matthias Kohlrusch (Schwaan, Germany) and Arno Dahnke (Rostock, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine includes a bearing and a bearing housing. The bearing housing defines an interior space wherein the bearing is accommodated. A discharge opening is provided for discharging lubricant from the interior space. A pipe system includes a fluidic connection with the discharge opening. The pipe system includes a first part inclining upwardly to a predete...