ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,531, issued on March 31, was assigned to The Charles Machine Works Inc. (Perry, Okla.).
"Tension monitor" was invented by Scott B. Cole (Edmond, Okla.), Klayton Day Jones (Perry, Okla.) and Sydni Noell Schneberger (Stillwater, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tension link for use in downhole operations. The tension link has a link body connecting two features, such as a backreamer and product pipe, which are towed through a borehole. The tension link has electronics which can monitor the tension in the link body. The electronics may include a Bluetooth radio or similar device, which uses a power source to send a low power sign...