ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,609, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to FPT Technologies LLC (Oklahoma City).
"Threaded tubular end protector" was invented by Neil E. Tweedy (Henryetta, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thread protector that has an external sleeve to protect threads disposed on a tubular member. The thread protector includes a flange disposed on a first end of the external sleeve to be engageable with an end of the tubular member. The thread protector also includes a securing apparatus extending from the flange to frictionally engage an inner side of the tubular member to maintain the thread protector's engagement with the tubular member, the ...