ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,694, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BN TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. (Houston).
"Downhole setting tool and method of use" was invented by Jeffrey Wensrich (Houston) and Sam Schroit (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of use are disclosed that enable a simplified operational procedure of isolating portions of a well bore. Specifically, a self-venting setting tool is described, that in an embodiment, utilizes well bore fluid as the inflation fluid for a downhole packing device. Simply exposing the tool to a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure readies the system for the setting of downhole packing devices....