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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Isol8 (Holdings) Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Louden, Aberdeen, GB;
Niall Lipp, Avoch, GB;
Assignee:
ISOL8 (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, Aberdeen, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/128 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/008 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/128 (2013.01); E21B 33/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of retaining material in a bore comprises running a tool comprising a retainer member and a fusible part into a bore with the retainer member in a retracted configuration. The tool is positioned at a desired location in the bore and the fusible part is heated to reconfigure the retainer member to an extended configuration in which the retainer member engages the bore wall.