US Patent Issued to Commando Pressure Control on July 15 for "Methods and systems associated with a high-pressure plug" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,732, issued on July 15, was assigned to Commando Pressure Control Inc. (Houston).

"Methods and systems associated with a high-pressure plug" was invented by Joseph Boyd (Katy, Texas) and David Tyroch (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bi-directional floating plug that utilizes pressure from fracturing, wirelines, etc. to set a metal-to-metal seal against a fixed insert within a valve body, and a secondary seal via a energized fluid within a sealing groove while the metal-to metal seal is retained."

The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2023, under Application No. 18/244,442.

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