US Patent Issued to FORUM US on Dec. 30 for "Automated valve actuation for frac fluid ends using position and/or pressure sensors" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,068, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to FORUM US INC. (Houston).

"Automated valve actuation for frac fluid ends using position and/or pressure sensors" was invented by Saul Dominguez-Anaya (Mansfield, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump includes a power end and a fluid end coupled to the power end. The power end includes a plunger, and the fluid end includes a crossbore in selective fluid communication with inlet and outlet bores. A suction valve controls fluid communication between the inlet bore and the crossbore, and a discharge valve controls fluid communication between the outlet bore and the crossbore. An actuation devi...