ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,859, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Scout Surface Solutions LLC (Joshua, Texas).

"Seal carrier tool systems and methods" was invented by Thomas George Roesner (Cypress, Texas), David Lane Evans (Conroe, Texas) and John Andrew Chappell (Katy, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a seal carrier tool. The seal carrier tool includes an inner portion configured to engage a seal carrier assembly. The seal carrier assembly is configured to removably engage with a portion of a borehole of a connector of a fluid supply system. The seal carrier tool also includes an outer portion disposed radially outward from the inner por...