ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,126, issued on July 1, was assigned to INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS INC. (Humble, Texas).
"Valve assembly for inflatable packers" was invented by Chris Cuffe (The Woodlands, Texas) and Bennett Griffith (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly for an inflatable packer includes an opening valve configured to actuate into an open position in response to a first pressure within a tubular string, so as to permit fluid flow from the tubular string, through the valve assembly, and into an inflatable packer element. The valve assembly also includes a closing valve configured to actuate into a closed position so as to prevent flu...