Patent ID: 7562911

Claim:
A threaded connection comprising: a pin member having a pin thread formed thereon, wherein the pin thread comprises a wedge thread comprising a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank, and a pin stab flank; a box member having a box thread formed thereon, wherein the box thread comprises a wedge thread comprising a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank, and a box stab flank; and a sealing metal disposed at least between the pin thread and the box thread, wherein the sealing metal has a lower melting point than a tempering temperature of the pin and the box member, wherein upon a selected make-up of the pin member and the box member a selected clearance exists between at least a portion of the pin thread and the box thread, wherein the sealing metal is disposed in the selected clearance between the pin thread and the box thread, and wherein the selected clearance is volume balanced.