ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,383, issued on Oct. 6.

"Hydraulic tension adaptor" was invented by Henry Esteban Mora Herrera (Quito, Ecuador).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic tension adaptor comprising a flange housing, a bolt support retainer, a bolt tensioning piston, a plurality of stud assemblies, and a retainer ring. The bolt tensioning piston houses a portion of the bolt support retainer. The bolt support retainer threadedly engages with the flange housing. The retainer ring threadedly engages with the bolt support retainer. Ports located on the bolt tensioning piston allow pressure to be exerted on the system via supply and bleed ports, thus applyin...