US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on March 17 for "Back pressure valve retrieval tool and methods of use" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,843, issued on March 17, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Back pressure valve retrieval tool and methods of use" was invented by Yasser Saleh Shawli (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Abdulrahman H. Aljohani (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Back Pressure Valve (BPV) retrieval tool for retrieving Back Pressure Valve (BPV) comprises an elongated body, a magnetic ring that is attached to one end of the elongated body, and a thread profile cleaner tool that is fixed to the magnetic ring. The BPV retrieval tool is designed to attract and remove metal debris that may have fallen atop of t...