ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,606, issued on May 12, was assigned to NCS Multistage Inc. (Calgary, Canada).

"High force stroker tool" was invented by Michael Werries (Calgary, Canada), Jonathan Raasch (Calgary, Canada), Juan Montero (Calgary, Canada) and Brock Gillis (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high force stroker tool for integration within a wellbore string disposed along a wellbore defined within a subterranean reservoir is provided. The stroker tool includes a hydraulic anchor hydraulically operable to deploy slips securable to the wellbore and to define a mechanical brace, a shifting tool operatively coupled to the hydraulic anchor and co...