ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,468, issued on May 20, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Side packer for a blowout preventer" was invented by Micah Threadgill (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a ram configured to mount in a blowout preventer. The ram includes a packer assembly configured to form a seal between the ram and a bore formed through the blowout preventer and an insert of the packer assembly, where the insert is coupled to a surface of the ram via a key-slot interface."
The patent was filed on Sept. 26, 2023, under Application No. 18/474,586.
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