ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,825, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Wireless telemetry using a pressure switch and mechanical thresholding of the signal" was invented by Gregory Thomas Werkheiser (Carrollton, Texas), Michael Linley Fripp (Singapore) and Matthew Arran Willoughby (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for wireless downhole telemetry are provided. The system includes a tubular located in a wellbore; a pressure controller located at or near a surface of the wellbore to send a digital command via a change in a pressure applied to the tubular; and a receiver disposed in the w...