US Patent Issued to TCO AS on Aug. 5 for "Asymmetric bearing ring" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,839, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to TCO AS (Indre Arna, Norway).

"Asymmetric bearing ring" was invented by Tommy Eriksen (Voss, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asymmetric bearing ring to support a plug is disclosed. The bearing ring is an annular ring with an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface are not parallel. The bearing ring can be part of a plug tubular system including a tubular body and a plug assembly, where the tubular body include a housing, and the plug assembly arranged in the housing include a plug, the asymmetric bearing ring, and a seat which supports the plug;...