ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,332, issued on July 1, was assigned to Vulcan Industrial Holdings LLC (Houston).
"Self-locking plug" was invented by Kyle Matthew Ellisor (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid end, includes a plunger reciprocating within a first bore, the plunger increasing a pressure of a fluid within a pressure chamber. The fluid end also includes a second bore. The fluid end further includes a plug assembly associated with the second bore. The plug assembly includes a plug body positioned within the second bore. The plug assembly also includes a lock ring positioned, at least in part, within the second bore, the lock ring positioned to be...