Patent 7121345 was granted and assigned to FMC Technologies on October, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A lockdown device for securing a tubing hanger to a production member comprises a lockdown member which is mounted on the production member and is movable into and out of engagement with a corresponding locking profile on the tubing hanger, and an actuating mechanism for moving the lockdown member into and out of engagement with the locking profile.