ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,262, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to PETROTOOL INTERNATIONAL LLC (Tyler, Texas).
"Well tubing anchor and catcher tool assembly" was invented by T. Ray Burkett (Tyler, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool assembly for anchoring and/or catching well equipment within a well casing utilizes a mandrel that carries a pair of cones and a control body that surrounds the mandrel and carries a pair of slip assemblies configured to engage the well casing. The control body has a set of interconnected slots that are configured to receive a control pin of the mandrel. The control pin travels within the set of interconnected slots that co...