ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,280, issued on April 21, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Threaded connection" was invented by Oladele Owoeye (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Jasem Moyaibed (Tarut, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe assembly includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a collar. The first pipe has a first external thread and a first rim that has a bearing surface. The second pipe has a second external thread and a second rim that has a bearing surface. The collar is threadedly coupled to the first pipe and the second pipe to form a threaded connection. The collar has a first internal thread that corresponds w...