US Patent Issued to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations on April 14 for "Tubular member with asymmetric burst and collapse ratings, method, and system" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,226, issued on April 14, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Tubular member with asymmetric burst and collapse ratings, method, and system" was invented by Thomas Banditrat (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubular member with asymmetric burst and collapse ratings, including a first wall of the tubular member, a second wall of the tubular member spaced from the first wall, a fixed support extending from the first wall toward the second wall, and a dual-action support extending from the second wall toward the first wall. A method for maintaining standard tubular dimensions while achieving asymmetr...