ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,309, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Circular downhole ultrasonic phased array" was invented by Jean-baptiste Cozon (Clamart, France), Orland Guedes (Clamart, France), Roel Van Os (Clamart, France) and Stephane Guimont (Clamart, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool having an acoustic transducer for downhole measurements. A backing is in contact with an inner surface of the transducer. A first structure is coupled to a first housing. A second structure is coupled to a second housing. A member includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion is coupled t...