ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,805, issued on April 7, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Seal configuration for high density lubrication oils" was invented by Charles Collins (Oklahoma City), Ryan Semple (Owasso, Okla.), Aron Meyer (Pryor, Okla.) and David Tanner (Broken Arrow, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal section for use in a downhole submersible pumping system includes a lower chamber, an upper chamber and an intermediate guide section between the lower chamber and the upper chamber. The lower chamber includes a seal bag assembly that has a seal bag containing motor oil and an exterior space around the seal bag that ...