ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,287, issued on April 8, was assigned to SAFOCO INC. (Houston).
"Remotely-controlled pressure bleed-off system" was invented by Dustin J. Adams (Dickinson, N.D.), Jason A. Golden (Dickinson, N.D.) and Terry G. Wilcox (Dickinson, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure bleed-off system. The system includes a fluid bypass line having an inlet and an opposing outlet, wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with a high pressure frac line for a hydraulic fracturing operation. The system also includes a high-pressure transducer located proximate the fluid inlet, a first plug valve residing along the fluid bypass line, and a first...