ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,075, issued on April 21, was assigned to Petromac IP Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore" was invented by Stephen Peter McCormick (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A centering device is connected to a rotating sensor assembly located at the bottom end of a tool string. The device comprises a centraliser with a plurality of arms spaced circumferentially apart around a longitudinal central axis of the device, and a shaft with a mount for fixing the shaft to the rotating sensor assembly. The shaft extends below the rotating sensor assembly, and the shaft and rotating senso...