US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Dec. 23 for "Downhole rotary slip ring joint to allow rotation of assemblies with electrical and fiber optic control lines" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,920, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Downhole rotary slip ring joint to allow rotation of assemblies with electrical and fiber optic control lines" was invented by David Joe Steele (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a downhole rotary slip ring joint, a well system, and a method for accessing a wellbore. The downhole rotary slip ring joint, in one aspect, includes an outer mandrel, an inner mandrel operable to rotate relative to the outer mandrel, an outer mandrel communication connection coupled to the outer mandrel, and an inner mandrel communication connecti...