ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,858, issued on Oct. 21.
"Roll-out apparatus, method, and system" was invented by Ronald van Petegem (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll-out apparatus, method, and system is disclosed for deployment in a subterranean well at a setting location. The roll-out apparatus, method, and system includes a load ring and an energizing ring. The load ring may include an outer surface having an outer circumference and a slot extending through the entire wall thickness that follows a circuitous path from a front face to a back face of the load ring. The energizing ring includes an outer surface configured to contact an ...