ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,852, issued on June 17, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Seal system for annular components" was invented by Gareth Brown (Ellon, Great Britain), Ross Stevenson (Sugar Land, Texas), Kody Carrillo (Sugar Land, Texas) and Ian McDaniel (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal system includes a first annular component having a radially-outer surface with a first threaded portion and a first sealing portion, wherein the first sealing portion has a first angled surface that is oriented at a first angle relative to a vertical axis. The seal system also includes a second annular component having a rad...