ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,104, issued on April 21, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Quick connector assemblies for downhole sucker rod pumps" was invented by Mustafa Karakaya (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Sohrat Baki (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Yazed Khudair (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A well completion includes a downhole pump, a continuous rod string (COROD) and a first quick-coupling connector assembly. The downhole pump can be disposed at a downhole location within a wellbore. The downhole pump can lift hydrocarbons from the downhole location to a surface of the wellbore. The COROD can couple to the down...