US Patent Issued to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET on Sept. 9 for "Method for assembling a floating structure for supporting a wind turbine" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,778, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET (France).

"Method for assembling a floating structure for supporting a wind turbine" was invented by Jean-Daniel Lebon (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France), Benoit Donnezan (Ensues la Redonne, France) and Jean-Philippe Ricard (L'Etang la Ville, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for constructing a wind turbine concrete floater including a central connector from which radial arms extend, the central connector carrying a central stability tower, and each arm carrying an outer stability tower. The method includes prefabricating the arms, central connector and at least...