US Patent Issued to TRINA SOLAR SPAIN, S.L.U. on Jan. 27 for "Bearing for fastening rotating shafts on support posts" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,101, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TRINA SOLAR SPAIN, S.L.U. (Madrid).

"Bearing for fastening rotating shafts on support posts" was invented by Peng Quan (Madrid), Juan Manuel Gomez Garcia (Madrid), Jose Ignacio Lopez Ayarza (Madrid) and Felix Sabando Fraile (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing for fastening rotating shafts on support posts is provided, having a support (1) by which a clamp (3) is fastened on the support post (2), incorporating in the clamp (3) a ball joint (4.1) through which the rotating shaft (5) to be fastened passes, wherein the support (1) is made up of two complementary portions, which are axi...