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Expandable Device for Use in a Well Bore

  • US 20110214855A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2010
  • Published: 09/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An expandable device for use in a well comprising:

  • a well device comprising an expansion member having a plurality of cells that are expandable from a closed position to an open position, each cell having a thin strut pivotably coupled to a thick strut, wherein the expansion member is readily moved along a wellbore when the plurality of cells are in the closed position, further wherein the expansion member is expandable by transitioning the plurality of cells to the open position at a desired location in the wellbore.

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