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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
M-i Drilling Fluids Uk Ltd., Westhill, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventor:
Claire Rosaleen Galloway McLean, Westhill, GB;
Assignee:
M-I DRILLING FLUIDS UK LTD, Westhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07B 1/28 (2006.01); B07B 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07B 1/28 (2013.01); B07B 1/4627 (2013.01); B07B 1/4645 (2013.01); B07B 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
System, method and/or apparatus repairs an area of damaged mesh in a sifter screen (). Such sifter screens () have woven wire mesh () stretched, tensioned and/or secured over a supporting frame () having cells (). Damage occurs to the mesh () over certain cells (). A plug () having a mesh layer () inserts and/or locks into place in the damaged cell (). The mesh layer () of the plug () is flush with the mesh () on the sifting screen (). Ridges () and/or ledges () secure the plug () in place by engaging a lip () in the damaged cell () to snap-fit the plug () in place.