US Patent Issued to BEYOND ENERGY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY on May 20 for "Powered clamp closure mechanism" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,469, issued on May 20, was assigned to BEYOND ENERGY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. (Calgary, Canada).

"Powered clamp closure mechanism" was invented by George James Michaud (Beaumont, Canada), Stewart George Wilson (Red Deer, Canada) and Charles Erle Norvila (Blackfalds, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered clamp assembly for use on managed pressure drilling rig comprising: a first jaw and a second jaw, each one of said jaws comprising a pivot extremity and a locking extremity, each one of said pivot extremity comprising a structural member jutting outwardly from its respective jaw and pivotally connected to a bridging mea...