US Patent Issued on June 17 for "Apparatus, systems and methods to energize seals in a rod pump stuffing box" (Kansas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,611, issued on June 17.

"Apparatus, systems and methods to energize seals in a rod pump stuffing box" was invented by Joe Goodeyon (Lenora, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for compressing seals stacks in a stuffing box including a cylindrical housing, annular seal rings, an expanding bellows assembly, and a port in open communication with a source of fluid and with the expanding bellows assembly. Pumping fluid into the port causes expansion of said bellows assembly and compression of the seal rings."

The patent was filed on Dec. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/536,909.

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