ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,961, issued on March 18, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Expandable liner hanger assembly having one or more hardened sections" was invented by Xiaoguang Allan Zhong (Singapore), Abdolreza Gharesi (Singapore) and Zhihua Fan (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an expandable liner hanger assembly and a well system including the same. The expandable liner hanger assembly, in one aspect, includes a radially expandable tubular defining an interior passageway and an exterior surface. The expandable liner hanger assembly, in accordance with this aspect, further includes one or more continuous ...