ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,872, issued on April 7, was assigned to BEWI ENERGY AS (Hamarvik, Norway).
"Tubular end protector" was invented by Geir Skjevik (Trondheim, Norway) and Michael Skjold (Hamarvik, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protector is proposed for an end of an elongate member, such as an end of a pipe or tube. The protector comprises a rigid portion which has a body portion for insertion into a cavity defined by an end portion of the elongate member, and a cover portion extending from the body portion. The protector further comprises a flexible portion provided on an outer surface of the body portion. The flexible portion comprises one o...