Patents
US 12768240 B2: Garter spring including outer, inner and middle coiled spring members
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2024-12-18 application 18985410
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Provided is a garter spring, a downhole tool and a well system. The garter spring, in one aspect, includes an outer coiled spring member having an inside diameter (ID1) and an outside diameter (OD1). The garter spring, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a middle coiled spring member having an inside diameter (ID2) and an outside diameter (OD2) located within the inside diameter (ID1) of the outer coiled spring member. The garter spring, in accordance with this aspect, additionally includes an inner coiled spring member having an inside diameter (ID3) and an outside diameter (OD3) located within the inside diameter (ID2) of the middle coiled spring member. coiled spring member, and a plurality of spaced balls located within an inside diameter (ID) of the coiled spring member.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 9,888 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wei Xue Toh | Singapore, SG | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Scott Wallace | Aberdeen, GB | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Ashish Khaparde | Singapore, SG | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Anthony Phan | Houston, TX | 27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B33/128 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| F16F | Springs; shock-absorbers; means for damping vibration | F16F3/04 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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