ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,245, issued on July 22, was assigned to Vulcan Industrial Holdings LLC (Houston).
"Connecting rod assembly for reciprocating pump" was invented by Kyle Matthew Ellisor (Katy, Texas) and Chance Ray Mullins (Spring, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting rod assembly includes a crosshead for coupling a connecting rod to a plunger, the crosshead having a hole extending through the crosshead. The connecting rod assembly also includes a knuckle cage positioned within the crosshead, the knuckle cage extending through the hole and including a cutout to provide access to a passage formed in the knuckle cage. The connecting rod ass...