ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,056, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to PREMIUM OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Houston) and RETHINK MOTION INC. (League City, Texas).

"Enclosed torque controlled electric actuator and method" was invented by Neal C. Richard (Spring, Texas) and Aaron Hulse (League City, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an actuator and related method of use that can change and control positions of chokes, valves, and other rotational equipment in response to changes in either pressure, torque, or a combination thereof. The actuator with associated integrated components including a servo motor, motor controller, torque se...