ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,984, issued on July 29, was assigned to Workover Solutions Inc. (Imperial, Pa.).
"Downhole separation system and method" was invented by Gunther H H von Gynz-Rekowski (Montgomery, Texas), Mark Allen Reeves (Houston), Russell Wayne Koenig (Conroe, Texas) and Kevin J. Rudy (Tomball, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole separation system for use upstream of any tool through which a media flows. The separation system filters at least a portion of any solids from the media flowing through a filter flow path. The separation system flushes at least a portion of the filtered solids through a flush flow path, through a flush outlet...