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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2024
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Jose Angel Garza, Spring, TX (US);
Roman Chirko, Tomball, TX (US);
Joshua Duane Douglas, Pearland, TX (US);
Richard Adam Bridwell, Houston, TX (US);
Yaguan Ji, Surry, CA;
Abstract
A connector assembly for securing a first hydrocarbon production system component to a second hydrocarbon production system component which in turn is connected to a wellbore includes a tubular connector body having a first end which is connectable to the first component, an opposite second end, a connector bore which extends axially between the first and second ends, and a cylindrical recess which extends through the second end coaxially with the connector bore and is configured to receive an upper end portion of the second component. The connector assembly further includes a plurality of locking assemblies for securing the connector body to the second component. Each locking assembly includes a locking segment which is configured to engage a locking profile on the second component to thereby secure the connector body to the second component, an outer lock screw which is threadedly received in a corresponding through hole in the connector body, and an inner lock screw which is threadedly received in a through bore in the outer lock screw. In operation, rotation of the outer lock screw operates to move the locking segment a first distance into the locking groove, and rotation of the inner lock screw relative to the through bore in the outer lock screw operates to move the locking segment an additional second distance into engagement with the locking groove.