ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,935, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Tenaris Connections B.V. (Amsterdam).

"Pipe connection for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well" was invented by Julian Ignacio Zabaloy (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Luciano Omar Mantovano (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Gaston Mauro Mazzaferro (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Nicolas Rodrigo Bohun (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pipe connection for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well, said pipe connection comprising a primary pipe member having an axially extending primary alignment sleeve and one of a second protrusion and a second slot, a secondary pipe me...