ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,667, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to FORUM US INC. (Houston).

"Wrench systems, methods, and related apparatus for determining angular misalignment" was invented by Jeremy S. Granger (Crowley, La.), Mithun Singla (Richmond, Texas) and Juan Arbelaez (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wrench systems, methods, and related apparatus are used for determining angular misalignment in wrenches that make up and/or break out tubular connections. The systems, methods, and related apparatus are used to continuously monitor for angular misalignment and automatically correct for angular misalignment. A wrench system includes a first clamp a...