US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Oct. 7 for "Downhole safety valve with electro-magnetic tooth brake system" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,599, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Downhole safety valve with electro-magnetic tooth brake system" was invented by Ibrahim El Mallawany (Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments relate to electric safety valves for a well, which may be configured to close in the event of a power loss for example. In embodiments, the electric safety valve may include an electro-magnetic tooth brake system. For example, a plurality of teeth may be coupled to a translating sleeve disposed within an outer housing, a pinion may be mounted within the outer housing and confi...