US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on April 22 for "Method of using a magnetic array to strengthen/direct magnetic flux in a downhole flow control valve coupler and power generator" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,544, issued on April 22, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Method of using a magnetic array to strengthen/direct magnetic flux in a downhole flow control valve coupler and power generator" was invented by Ryan W. McChesney (Carrollton, Texas), Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, Texas) and Gordon McLeary (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic coupling mechanism in a downhole flow control tool comprising a first chamber within a flow path of wellbore fluids with a first component comprising a Halbach array of magnets. A second chamber isolated from the wellbore environment comprises a sec...