ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,564, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TENARIS CONNECTIONS B.V. (Campana, Argentina).

"Threaded connection for hammering interconnected tubular members" was invented by Luciano Omar Mantovano (Campana, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A threaded connection for hammering interconnected tubular members into a ground, such as onshore land or offshore seabed, for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well, said threaded connection comprising a pin member comprising an external shoulder, a pin nose and a tapered pin threaded portion located between the external shoulder and the pin nose, and a box member comprising an inter...