ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,871, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Flowco MasterCo LLC (Houston).
"Catcher assembly for a plunger" was invented by Garrett S. Boyd (Granbury, Texas), Mitchell A. Boyd (Haslet, Texas) and Darrell Mitchum (Oakhurst, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically operated catcher mechanism that is part of a lubricator and catcher unit used in conjunction with a bypass plunger in an oil or gas well include an electrically operated mechanism to move between the catch and release positions. The electrically operated catcher mechanism includes a cam rotated by a motor which causes the device to move between catch and release posi...