US Patent Issued to WELDFIT on June 16 for "Methods of using induction heating and moisture barriers to perform in-service pipeline maintenance" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,251, issued on June 16, was assigned to WELDFIT LLC (Houston).

"Methods of using induction heating and moisture barriers to perform in-service pipeline maintenance" was invented by Frede J. Maxwell (League City, Texas) and Paul Gonzalez (Dickinson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of using induction heating and moisture barriers to seam weld tee fittings onto pipelines are disclosed herein. Benefits of the methods can include reducing the duration of the process, avoiding hazardous site conditions, and reducing the risk of hydrogen induced cracking in the circumferential fillet welds."

The patent was filed on Nov. 6, 202...