ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,554, issued on Dec. 9.
"System for dispensing coiled tubing" was invented by Kristian Martin (Prince Rupert, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for dispensing coiled tubing protects the coiled tubing from the reel to the wellhead. The system includes a reel and a bending apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a conduit with a bend portion and a flexible portion. The bend angle of the conduit is determined by the bend angle of the bend portion and the flexible bend angle of the flexible portion. The flexible portion and the reel determine the reel bend angle. The flexible bend angle is less than the bend angle and the re...