ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,092, issued on April 21, was assigned to INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS INC. (Humble, Texas).
"Slim hole float sub" was invented by Nick Tonti (Humble, Texas) and Sawyer Bright (Humble, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool includes a housing having an inner surface. And inner groove is formed in the inner surface. The downhole tool also includes a body positioned in the housing. The downhole tool also includes a plurality of retention members positioned at least partially within the inner groove. The retention members initially prevent the body from moving in a downhole direction relative to the housing. The retention me...