ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,353, issued on March 4, was assigned to U.S. WELL SERVICES LLC (Houston).

"Self-regulating frac pump suction stabilizer/dampener" was invented by Jared Oehring (Houston), Alexander Christinzio (Collegeville, Pa.) and Lon Robinson (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic fracturing pump system includes an electric powered hydraulic fracturing pump positioned on a support structure. The system also includes a suction stabilizer/dampener coupled to a suction end of the pump. The system further includes a compressed gas supply, fluidly coupled to the suction stabilizer/dampener, and positioned on the support structure. The sys...