ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,514, issued on March 31, was assigned to Enventure Global Technology Inc. (Houston).
"System for hydraulically expanding a liner hanger" was invented by Matthew Mark Godfrey (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a seal bushing that is locked into a pup joint, which is part of a liner assembly including an expandable liner hanger. The system also includes an expansion tool that is connected to a drill pipe. The expansion tool includes an expansion cone attached to the slick joint. The slick joint can slide within the bore of the seal bushing. A ball is dropped into the drill pipe and lands on a seat of the exp...