ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,575, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Downhole tools having radially extendable elements" was invented by Jonathan D. Marshall (Springville, Utah), Steven G. Villareal (Houston), Michael George Azar (The Woodlands, Texas) and Scott Richard Woolston (Spanish Fork, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole drilling tool, forming part of a subterranean drilling system, may include at least one plate secured to an exterior of an elongate body. Electronics may be disposed between the plate and the body to be protected by the plate while still readily accessible. A dynamic element ma...