US Patent Issued to SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA on Aug. 12 for "Downhole tool member comprising a branched poly(hydroxyacid)" (Belgian, American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,878, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Downhole tool member comprising a branched poly(hydroxyacid)" was invented by Bryan Benson (Ball Ground, Ga.), Franck Touraud (Eyzin Pinet, France) and Yves Vanderveken (Leuven, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to downhole tools comprising members comprising branched poly(hydroxyacid) polymers provided with improved degradation rate when in contact with water."

The patent was filed on Dec. 11, 2020, under Application No. 17/786,635.

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