ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,340, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Reduced backlash sealing/anchoring assembly" was invented by Shobeir Pirayeh Gar (Carrollton, Texas), Xiaoguang Allan Zhong (Singapore) and Frank Vinicia Acosta Villareal (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sealing/anchoring assembly, a well system, and a method. The sealing/anchoring assembly, in one aspect, includes a mandrel, a sealing/anchoring element positioned about the mandrel, and a setting sleeve coupled with a first end of the sealing/anchoring element. The sealing/anchoring assembly, in one aspect, further includes an in...