US Patent Issued to Pro-Pipe Service & Sales on June 2 for "Tubular for downhole use" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,367, issued on June 2, was assigned to Pro-Pipe Service & Sales Ltd. (Nisku, Canada).

"Tubular for downhole use" was invented by Daniel Porodo (Calmar, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubular for downhole use, the tubular including a pipe, an insulation layer surrounding the pipe, and a protective layer around the insulation layer and comprising a polymer. The protective layer can also include a compression layer adjacent to the insulation layer. There may be reinforcement material in the protective layer, for example encapsulated by the elastomer. The tubular may have bare portions at the ends for manipulation of the tubulars...