ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,960, issued on July 22, was assigned to Voestalpine BOHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co. (Kapfenberg, Austria) and Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfiend Technology (Ternitz, Austria).

"Drill string component with high corrosion resistance, and method for the production of same" was invented by Rainer Fluch (St. Lorenzen im Murztal, Austria), Andreas Keplinger (Leoben, Austria), Martin Wols (Aflenz, Austria), Bernd Holper (Pinkafeld, Austria) and Walter Spruzina (Aue, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drill string component, in particular a drilling collar component, an MWD component, or an LWD component for use in oilfield technology and partic...