US Patent Issued on July 22 for "Method and apparatus for a plug including a radial and collapsible gap within the continuous expandable sealing ring" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,135, issued on July 22.

"Method and apparatus for a plug including a radial and collapsible gap within the continuous expandable sealing ring" was invented by Gregoire Max Jacob (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug assembly includes a continuous expandable sealing ring having an embedded radial gap feature. The continuous expandable sealing ring includes a first section with a prominent external surface, whereby the first section with a prominent external surface includes a radial gap underneath, and a second section with a second external surface. During the setting of the plug, the first prominent external surface comes i...