ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,453, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to FORUM US INC. (Houston).

"Power end rod assembly" was invented by Sohaib Anwer (Houston) and Stephen Patterson (Westhill, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure relate to reciprocating pumps, and specifically to power end rod assemblies, for pumping operations such as wellbore fracturing or drilling operations. The power end rod assembly comprises a power end rod comprising a body, a flanged end portion, and a shank portion. A wear plate is removably coupled to the shank portion by a securing member."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2023, under Applicat...