ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,908, issued on May 27, was assigned to Vertice Oil Tools Inc. (Missouri City, Texas).

"Methods and systems associated with converting landing collar to hybrid landing collar and toe sleeve" was invented by Mohamed Ibrahim Saraya (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wiper plug to activate an internal sleeve positioned within a landing collar, wherein the landing collar and the internal sleeve are integral components."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/417,886.

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