ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,563, issued on March 31, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).
"Composition and method to promote bonding enhancement between a metal and a non-metal surface" was invented by Xuesong Ou (Katy, Texas), Krutibas Panda (The Woodlands, Texas) and Alejandro Yrausquin (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a composition for improving the bonding of an elastomer to a metal surface for use in wellbore operations, the composition comprising polymers, including phenolic and acrylic based polymers, one or more fillers, one or more additives, one ore more curative agents, and an epoxide pro...