MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414049535 A) filed by Worldwide Oilfield Machine, Inc. on June 28, 2024, for Closed Die Forged Bop Bonnet Housing And Method.
Inventors include Kshiteej Mainkar; Chandrashekhar Tupe; Ninad Oak; and Prashant N. Akhare.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: A closed die method and resulting apparatus comprising a forged BOP bonnet with two end caps, a cylinder therebetween and a flange that interconnects the two end caps and the cylinder where a parting line created between the two dies is formed within the flange or at least near the flange of the BOP bonnet. This process optimizes grain ...