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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

May. 24, 2011
Applicants:

Amy L. Farrar, Houston, TX (US);

Edward T. Wood, Kingwood, TX (US);

Gregory C. Badke, Houston, TX (US);

Robert O. Castillo, Stafford, TX (US);

Anthony P. Foster, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Amy L. Farrar, Houston, TX (US);

Edward T. Wood, Kingwood, TX (US);

Gregory C. Badke, Houston, TX (US);

Robert O. Castillo, Stafford, TX (US);

Anthony P. Foster, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:

Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/128 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/1212 (2013.01); E21B 33/1216 (2013.01); E21B 33/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and assembly for reducing a radial gap between radially proximate components including a setting member having a first dimension that partially defines the radial gap, the setting member including a circumferential groove extending radially from the first dimension, and a first toroid having a second dimension, the setting member operatively arranged to engage with the first toroid, wherein increasingly engaging the setting member with the first toroid enables a boundary dimension of the assembly to be extended toward the radial gap for reducing the radial gap, the circumferential groove operatively arranged to catch the first toroid when the setting member is fully engaged with the first toroid.


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