ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,503, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TAM INTERNATIONAL INC. (Houston).
"Strain absorbing downhole packer" was invented by Luis A. Garcia (Kingwood, Texas) and Tim Davis (Spring, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method comprising a) providing a packer comprising a tubular mandrel, a swellable elastomeric body supported on the mandrel, and first and second end caps secured to the mandrel, each end cap having an inner bore therethrough and being positioned such that a first end of each end cap abuts an end of the swellable elastomeric body, wherein the first end of at least one end cap includes a strain absorbing undercut formed ...