ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,223, issued on June 3, was assigned to INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS INC. (Humble, Texas).
"Split hanger tubing hanger" was invented by Gary Firth (Houston) and Margaret Hamilton (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead includes a body and a door that is pivotally coupled to the body. The door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position. An interface between the body and the door defines a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough, and a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough. The assembly also includes one or mor...