ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,625, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Scout Surface Solutions LLC (Joshua, Texas).

"Integrated junction and check valve assemblies for hydraulic fracturing system manifolds and related methods" was invented by John A. Chappell (Joshua, Texas) and Kirk P. Guidry (Joshua, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a manifold of a hydraulic fracturing system include a junction having an inlet flow bore. The junction can include an integrated flow junction and valve check assembly having a body including a central portion and one or more side portions. The central portion can be positioned between a pair of manifold sections of ...