US Patent Issued to Odfjell Well Service Norway AS on Nov. 4 for "Downhole magnet, downhole magnetic jetting tool and method of attachment of magnet pieces to the tool body" (British, Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,510, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Odfjell Well Service Norway AS (Tananger, Norway).

"Downhole magnet, downhole magnetic jetting tool and method of attachment of magnet pieces to the tool body" was invented by Simon Leiper (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) and Kevin Robertson (Insch Aberdeensir, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for suspending in a well retrieves various metal debris from the well, and includes an elongated tool body with a plurality of magnets included in a plurality longitudinal ridges which are circumferentially spaced. In the method a plurality of magnets can be positioned within openings, reces...