ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,735, issued on Sept. 2.
"Forged bop internal cavity profile for workover rigs" was invented by Prashant N Akhare (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machined internal cavity for a forged block of a workover BOP. The ram internal cavity has a bore along an inner cavity wall into which a ram guide is insertable. The ram cavity has a flat upper sealing surface that is engageable with a seal on a ram and a raised landing surface to guide the ram to engage the seal with the flat upper sealing surface. Mud slots are machined on the lower surface of the machined internal cavity profile. The ram has a side entry access point int...