ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,146, issued on July 22, was assigned to Odessa Separator Inc. (Odessa, Texas).

"Tubing anchor gas vent and associated methods and systems" was invented by Cavin B. Frost (Odessa, Texas), Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Cabrera (Midland, Texas) and Daniel L. Culbertson (Odessa, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas vent can include an inner production tube and at least two outer housings. One outer housing is configured to be connected above a tubing anchor, and another outer housing is configured to be connected below the tubing anchor. The inner production tube is configured to extend longitudinally through the tubing anchor. A gas vent sy...