ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,964, issued on July 29.
"Tubing obstruction removal device" was invented by Kevin Mazarac (Houma, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubing obstruction removal device comprised of a tubular housing, a valve assembly disposed in an inlet region of the housing, and a vibratory drive disposed in the housing. The valve assembly includes a valve plate and a spring. The valve plate is in fluid communication with a fluid inlet port of the tubular housing and includes a plurality of orifices. The valve plate is oscillatable along a longitudinal axis of the tubular housing between a closed position and an open position. The spring is in con...