US Patent Issued on June 24 for "Preheating device for welding of oil, gas and geothermal wellheads of varying diameters and thicknesses" (Mexican Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,426, issued on June 24.

"Preheating device for welding of oil, gas and geothermal wellheads of varying diameters and thicknesses" was invented by Juan Manuel Ceballos Jimenez (Alvaro Obregon, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a preheating device for welding oil, gas, and geothermal wellheads of varying diameters and thicknesses which is applicable to the oil, gas, and geothermal industry. The preheating of head and coating pipes to be welded do not cool down quickly. The cooling speed reduction prevents structures or joints from being less susceptible to cracking by maintaining the necessary heat ...