ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,714, issued on May 20, was assigned to ARRAY TECH INC. (Alburquerque, N.M.).
"Torque tube coupler" was invented by Nathan Schuknecht (Golden, Colo.), Robert Jinks (Derby, Great Britain) and Graeme Hoste (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque tube coupler may include a sleeve. The sleeve may include an outer surface, a first opening, and a second opening. The outer surface may be configured to physically engage with portions of internal surfaces of a first torque tube segment and a second torque tube segment. The first opening may be configured to be positioned proximate a first countersunk opening of the first tor...