ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,599, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to CFT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD (Moorabbin Vic, Australia).

"Method and apparatus for assisting in extraction of fluid from coal-seams" was invented by Rodney Michael Bresnehan (Moorabbin Vic, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus or combination of operational equipment for effecting liquid or gas communication to, from or between at least one gas and/or liquid containing source. The at least one source having an upper boundary through which an access well is drilled. The access well extending downwardly to a location within the reservoir. The access well also drilled laterally within th...