ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,693, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Single actuated rotational electric gas lift valve" was invented by Lucas Antonio Perrucci (Taubate, Brazil), Lucas Do Nascimento Sagrilo (Taubate, Brazil), Cassius Alexander Elston (Shreveport, La.), Arinta Fadly (Singapore), Felipe Bauli Graziano (Taubate, Brazil), Eduardo Scussiato (Taubate, Brazil) and Thomas Wakerley (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric gas lift valve may comprise a casing, gas lift mandrel, one or more annulus, a tubing, a venturi sleeve, a needle, a governor, anti-rotational key, a rotatio...