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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2024
Applicant:
The Wellboss Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Patrick Malone, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Martin, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
The WellBoss Company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/128 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1285 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/129 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore, the tool having a mandrel with an inner flowbore extending therethrough from a proximate end to a distal end. There is a ball seat in the inner flowbore, and a groove disposed in the inner flowbore in association with the ball seat. A compressible member is disposed in the groove.