ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,550, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Tensioner and method of using same" was invented by Christopher Hebert (Alberta, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioner may assist in coupling two pipe flanges. The tensioner may include a body and a piston. The body may include a central longitudinal axis, a pair of fastener holes extending through the body in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and a piston housing having an inner bore disposed about the central longitudinal axis. The piston housing may be provided between the pair of fastener holes. An axial end of the pi...