ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,968, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TRAXyL Inc. (Gainesville, Va.).

"Method and apparatus for deployment of a tubular body onto a surface" was invented by Daniel R. Turner (Arlington, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for deploying a tubular body onto a surface. The apparatus includes a main body movable in an advancing direction. The apparatus includes a deployment mechanism that deploys a tubular body directly onto a surface. The apparatus includes at least one container that stores an uncured protectant. The container is mounted on the main body. The apparatus may include a second container that stores ...