ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,252, issued on May 19, was assigned to Transcend Energy Group LLC (Sandpoint, Idaho).

"Piston assembly and associated components, systems, and method" was invented by Jon Woodward (Mapleton, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piston assembly includes a piston head. The piston assembly further includes an upper connecting rod rotatably coupled to the piston head. The piston assembly also includes a shoe positioned between the upper connecting rod and an inner wall of the piston head."

The patent was filed on July 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/351,176.

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