US Patent Issued on April 29 for "Drilling head assembly with latching system and fluid retention mechanism" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,849, issued on April 29.

"Drilling head assembly with latching system and fluid retention mechanism" was invented by Joshua Grant Turner (Saratoga Springs, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head assembly for a drilling operation. The assembly includes a retractor case comprising a retractor pin slot. The assembly includes a body that comprises a body pin slot, wherein an interior space of the body is configured to receive the retractor case. The assembly includes a latch ear coupled to the body, wherein at least a portion of the latch ear extends outward relative to the body. The assembly includes an expansion block at least parti...