US Patent Issued to Schlumberger Technology on Sept. 8 for "Lead-free metallic barrier coatings for copper and zinc-rich surfaces of subterranean hardware and components" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,443, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Lead-free metallic barrier coatings for copper and zinc-rich surfaces of subterranean hardware and components" was invented by Manuel Marya (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments presented provide for a Lead-free metallic barrier coating. In some aspects, a metallic barrier coating for Copper and/or Zinc-rich surfaces for downhole equipment and components is provided."

The patent was filed on Aug. 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/450,515.

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