ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,887, issued on June 23, was assigned to EVERPOINT SERVICES INC. (Houston).

"Lost circulation material comprising reclaimed fiberglass wind turbine blades" was invented by James Roper Timmins Jr. (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides new and innovative lost circulation material that is fabricated from mechanically reducing wind turbine blades to fragments (e.g., fibers, particles, etc.). The lost circulation material includes fibrous materials from one or more wind turbine blades, such as fiberglass, carbon fiber, balsa wood, and resin. The lost circulation material can be used as an additive in drill...