ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,317, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to The WellBoss Co. LLC (Houston).
"Downhole tool and method of use" was invented by Carl Martin (Cypress, Texas) and Ryan Patrick Malone (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool having a cone or mandrel, a first sleeve, a first ring and a lower sleeve. The downhole tool includes the first sleeve and the first ring, or respective portions thereof, disposed around one end of the cone. After initial activation, the downhole tool is in a first set configuration whereby the lower sleeve is engaged with the expansion sleeve and the cone, leaving a...