US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on March 25 for "Sealing/anchoring tool employing a hydraulically deformable member and an expandable metal circlet" (Singaporean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,828, issued on March 25, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Sealing/anchoring tool employing a hydraulically deformable member and an expandable metal circlet" was invented by Brandon T. Least (Carrollton, Texas), Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, Texas), Chris M. Pelto (Carrollton, Texas) and Rutger Evers (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sealing/anchoring tool, a well system and a method for sealing/anchoring within a wellbore. The sealing/anchoring tool, in one aspect, includes a mandrel and a hydraulically deformable member positioned about the mandrel. The sealing/anchoring tool,...