US Patent Issued to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY on March 11 for "Devices, systems, and methods for reducing magnetic particles in a fluid flow" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,899, issued on March 11, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Devices, systems, and methods for reducing magnetic particles in a fluid flow" was invented by Juan Jose Jaramillo (Stonehouse, Great Britain) and Christopher Rowe (Stonehouse, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole motor includes a primary fluid path between a housing and a rotor and a secondary fluid path between the rotor and a stator. Fluid is diverted from the primary fluid path through a secondary inlet to the secondary fluid path to lubricate the motor. A magnet is located proximate the secondary inlet to bias magneti...