US Patent Issued to TRC SERVICES on Nov. 18 for "Process and apparatus for integrated sucker rod conditioning and shot peening" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,605, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TRC SERVICES INC. (The Woodlands, Texas).

"Process and apparatus for integrated sucker rod conditioning and shot peening" was invented by Rodrigo Ariel Ruiz (The Woodlands, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods treat sucker rods in a machine through a multi-step process. Initially, sucker rods are cleaned before being conditioned. The conditioning process involves using a defined type and a defined size of media, applied at a first intensity to the rods using first media accelerators (first wheels with a specific diameter and rotational speed, and/or imparting a certain amoun...