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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Barrie Hart, Ipswich, GB;
Craig D. Johnson, Montgomery, TX (US);
L. McDonald Schetky, Camden, ME (US);
Peter Besselink, Enschede, NL;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/10 (2006.01); E21B 23/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/124 (2006.01); E21B 33/127 (2006.01); E21B 41/02 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/103 (2013.01); E21B 23/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/086 (2013.01); E21B 43/106 (2013.01); E21B 43/108 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); E21B 33/124 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/1277 (2013.01); E21B 41/02 (2013.01); E21B 43/105 (2013.01); E21B 43/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.