ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,363, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Wear-resistant hydraulic fracturing pump valves" was invented by Scott Skurdalsvold (Mansfield, Texas), Connor James Docherty (Fort Worth, Texas) and Ralph E. Harris (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wear-resistant hydraulic fracturing pump valve seat including a body of the valve seat extending radially away from a central axis. The valve seat includes a first top surface configured to form a metal seal with a first bottom surface of a valve head, the first bottom surface positioned closest to a base of the valve head. The valve seat...