ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,117, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to UNITED DRILLING TOOLS LTD. (Uttar Pradesh, India).
"Metal seal weld-on connector for conductor casing" was invented by Pramod Kumar Gupta (Noida, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an improved weld-on connector to achieve 5 high tensile strength, burst pressure and collapse pressure. The present invention relates to the metal seal weld-on connector for conductor casing with different types of sealings and several other designed features to provide an improved strength for the threaded connection."
The patent was filed on Jan. 20, 2021, under Application No. 1...