US Patent Issued to GD Energy Products on July 15 for "Fiber reinforced valve seal" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,738, issued on July 15, was assigned to GD Energy Products LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Fiber reinforced valve seal" was invented by Troy Edward Wiegand (Fort Worth, Texas), Pankaj H. Patel (Fort Worth, Texas) and John Chase (Deer Park, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve component utilized in a fluid end assembly of a high pressure reciprocating pump includes a valve body and a sealing element. The valve body defines a recess configured to receive the sealing element. The sealing element is composed of a fiber reinforced material. The valve component is configured to be disposed in a closed position with respect to a valve seat suc...