US Patent Issued to SBS Technology AS on July 1 for "Support structure apparatus and methods for fastening a liner ring thereto" (Norwegian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,123, issued on July 1, was assigned to SBS Technology AS (Indre Arna, Norway).

"Support structure apparatus and methods for fastening a liner ring thereto" was invented by Jan Tore Tveranger (Indre Arna, Norway) and Anthony Kent (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural support apparatus for positioning in a downhole tubular string includes a support structure base and a liner ring having a first contact load surface in contact with a contact load surface of the base. A fastening mechanism is positioned between the base and the liner ring, where the fastening mechanism is configured to prevent movement of the liner ring rel...