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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Peter Ellington, Kintore, GB;
Iain Cameron Macaulay, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Ellington, Kintore, GB;
Iain Cameron Macaulay, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An expandable tubular coupling () includes first and second thread portions () each comprising a plurality of inter-engaging teeth (), wherein at least one tooth on the first thread portion () engages a corresponding tooth on the second thread portion () and the remainder of said inter-engaging teeth () define respective gaps () therebetween.