ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,081, issued on April 14, was assigned to Oceanit Laboratories Inc. (Honolulu).

"Devices, systems, and methods for treatment of tubulars" was invented by Colby Salmon (Kailua, Hawaii), Ganesh Arumugam (Honolulu), Ian Wasnich (Honolulu), Vinod Veedu (Houston) and Glen Nakafuji (Honolulu).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for applying a coating and/or a plating to a surface, including metal surfaces on tubulars or gun barrels. In at least one embodiment, a device includes a rod and an applicator that is rotatable around the rod. The applicator includes a base on which are fixedly attached ...