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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
General Plastics & Composites, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Jeffery Webster, Houston, TX (US);
Emil Edward Havelka, Houston, TX (US);
Edgar Jenaro Martinez, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Plastics & Composites, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/129 (2006.01); E21B 33/134 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1293 (2013.01); E21B 33/134 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slip assembly for downhole tools comprises a slip ring for engaging a surface of a wellbore and a cone for expanding the slip ring into engagement with the surface of the wellbore. The slip ring has an interior surface defining a trough. The cone has an exterior surface defining a ridge. The ridge is wider than the trough, whereby the slip ring can unbend over a top of the ridge.