US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Sept. 23 for "Retaining plate system for ESP motor radial bearing anti-rotation tab retention" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,997, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Retaining plate system for ESP motor radial bearing anti-rotation tab retention" was invented by Michael Rimmer (Frimley, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rotor bearings for ESP motors can include anti-rotation tabs configured to engage, for example between a bearing bushing and a stator of the ESP motor. For example, prior to insertion of the rotor bearing within the stator, the anti-rotation tabs may be held in place within axial slots in the outer surface of a bearing bushing using one or more retaining plates. The retaining plates a...