Patent ID: 11867020
Assignee: BISN TEC LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 17:
18. An expandable eutectic alloy based downhole tool, said tool comprising:
an expanding tool;
a tubular body configured to be expanded when the expanding tool is run through the inside thereof;
one or more eutectic alloy elements provided on the outside of the tubular body, wherein each eutectic alloy element only extends partially around the circumference of the outside of the tubular body;
an outer sleeve having insulating properties, wherein the tubular body and the outer sleeve together define a housing with a volume within which the one or more eutectic alloy elements are retained, the outer sleeve having a focused outlet for melted eutectic alloy, said focused outlet provided by openings or by weakened regions that form openings when in contact with said melted eutectic alloy; and
wherein the eutectic alloy retained with the housing does not fill the volume of the housing defined by the tubular body and the outer sleeve.