ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,298, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Williams NR Automation LLC (Weatherford, Texas).
"Rod-pump controller" was invented by Jason Williams (Weatherford, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod-pump control device is disclosed. The claimed rod-pump control device uses fuel or air usage for gas units, and can use pressure. The sensors work as the primary trigger to indicate a pump-off condition on an oil and gas well. These sensors can be used as stand-alone triggers or in conjunction with other sensors to more accurately monitor pump efficiency. When the pump-controller starts to indicate an inefficient pump condition, it will...