US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Aug. 11 for "Sand screen joint with producible check ball" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,041, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Sand screen joint with producible check ball" was invented by Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, Texas), Ryan W. McChesney (Carrollton, Texas) and Ryan M. Novelen (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint for a sand screen assembly includes a mandrel disposed inline with a screen jacket. A first passageway extends through the mandrel to an inner circumferential surface of the mandrel. A second passageway extends through the mandrel to the first passageway. A first ball or disc seat is formed in the first passageway. The joint further ...