ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,965, issued on July 29, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Downhole grabber systems and methods" was invented by Pierre-Arnaud Foucher (Clamart, France), Robert Kyle Wiesenborn (Sugar Land, Texas) and Zhao Jin (Sugar Land, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole grabber system includes a lower tool assembly. The lower tool assembly includes a lower housing, a jaw assembly, and a plunger. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw pivotally coupled to the lower housing. The first jaw includes a first slot. The jaw assembly also includes a second jaw pivotally coupled to the lower housing. The second...