US Patent Issued to ISOL8 (HOLDINGS) on April 1 for "Downhole apparatus and method comprising compacted thermite" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,551, issued on April 1, was assigned to ISOL8 (HOLDINGS) Ltd. (Aberdeen, Great Britain).

"Downhole apparatus and method comprising compacted thermite" was invented by Andrew Louden (Aberdeen, Great Britain) and William Edward Lowry (Port Townsend, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool comprises a heater including a container enclosing a volume of compacted thermite. A volume of flowable alloy is provided above the heater. A fusible bulkhead may be provided between the heater and the alloy and provides for direct conduction of heat from the heater to the alloy. A housing containing the alloy may be separated from the he...