Patent 11142975 was granted and assigned to Baker Hughes on October, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A slip and cone arrangement including a mandrel having a groove, the groove having a run in end and a set end, a deepest portion of the groove on the run in end having a distance from a longitudinal axis of the mandrel that is less than a deepest portion of the groove on the set end; and a slip disposed in the groove, the slip having a radially inward surface having a convex portion in nested contact with the groove.