ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,176, issued on April 15, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Assembly and gripper used therein" was invented by Ali A. Almusallam (Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly comprises a downhole tool and a gripper. The downhole tool is configured to be set in a wellbore and milled after a scheduled period, wherein the downhole tool has a first tool end and a second tool end along a longitudinal direction. The gripper is positioned opposite the first tool end along the longitudinal direction, wherein the gripper comprises a slider and an activator. The activator is configured to...