ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,052, issued on Aug. 11.
"Gas lift mandrel" was invented by Matthew Jordan Anthony Reid (Sexsmith, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas lift mandrel having a valve assembly that is installed and operably coupled to a well tube wherein the mandrel is installed in alternate quantities in a vertical arrangement on the well tube. The mandrel includes a body having a wall member and an interior volume. Disposed within the interior volume is a valve assembly having a sleeve member wherein the valve assembly is movable between a first position and a second position. A gas capillary tube member is operably installed wherein a second en...