ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,588, issued on April 7, was assigned to ConocoPhillips Co. (Houston).
"Sucker rod wiping tool" was invented by Jason Burke (Houston), Matthew White (Houston) and Joseph Privratsky (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method of cleaning sucker rods using a portable cleaning tool containing a rotating brush assembly to remove scale and corrosion residue on the sucker rods is described herein. The brush is annular with an empty or hollow center, such that the rod can penetrate through the hole in the brush. The tool is powered by air compression, and also contains a mechanism of removing the collected debris for disposal. The cleanin...