US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on July 8 for "Segmented retainer for high pressure barriers" (Singaporean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,128, issued on July 8, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Segmented retainer for high pressure barriers" was invented by Ryan T. Humphrey (Singapore), Matthew A. Willoughby (Carrollton, Texas) and Richard Decena Ornelaz (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are disclosed for securing a component, such as a sealing element, to a tubular member, such as a mandrel, of a downhole tool. In at least one example, a retaining ring is used to secure the component to a mandrel. The retaining ring is secured to the mandrel with a plurality of discrete retention segments disposed within ...