US Patent Issued to Abaco Drilling Technologies on June 23 for "Rubber compound reinforced with alternative fibers" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,856, issued on June 23, was assigned to Abaco Drilling Technologies LLC (Houston).

"Rubber compound reinforced with alternative fibers" was invented by Peter Thomas Cariveau (Houston) and Robert Bohmer (Kingwood, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rubber compound for use in a stator. The rubber compound includes fibers made from at least one material type selected from the group consisting of: (a) meta-aramid; (b) para-aramid; (c) polyester; (d) polyamide; (e) cotton; (f) rayon; and (g) glass. Fibers in the fiber reinforcement create a grain direction. In some embodiments, the rubber compound has a first value for 25% tensile Mod...