ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,306, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Hydril USA Distribution LLC (Houston).
"Leak containment system" was invented by Kevin M. Sweeney (Houston), Gregory Matthew Dunn (Houston), Hunter Scott Haeberle (Houston) and Robert Andrew Peralez (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wellhead assembly includes a containment system having a mechanical barrier, a tertiary wiper, and a fluid jet assembly. A mechanical barrier includes a body disposed in a housing, the body having an opening extending through an axial thickness of the body. A tertiary wiper has an elastomeric body with a hole extending centrally therethrough. A fluid jet ass...