ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,944, issued on March 3, was assigned to KOIL ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC. (Houston).

"Connector assemblies and processes for using same" was invented by Michael Shane Fields (Conroe, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly that can include a first tubular member that defines a plurality of apertures through a sidewall thereof, a second tubular member that defines one or more grooves on an outer surface thereof and a plurality of apertures through a sidewall thereof, a plurality of first bolts, a plurality of second bolts, a release ring, and a plurality of release keys. The second member can be disposed within a bore defin...