ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,200, issued on June 3, was assigned to Consolidated Rig Works LP (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Traveling plate guide system" was invented by Caleb E. M. Fulks (McKinney, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A traveling plate guide system includes a pair of guide rails, each of the pair of guide rails defining a hollow interior and a slot on one side thereof. The pair of guide rails is interconnected via a plurality of crossmembers. A pair of trolley assemblies each fit within one of the pair of guide rails. Each of the trolley assemblies has a flange that extends out of the slot on an associated guide rail. A traveling plate mounting bracket ...