ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,307, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to BEST PUMP AND FLOW LLC (Willow Park, Texas).
"Fracturing pump pinion rotation assembly" was invented by Christopher Kowalski (Fort Worth, Texas), Eduardo Torres (Fort Worth, Texas) and Jeffrey Plaisted (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fracturing pump pinion rotation assembly has a stem having a portion adapted to be threaded to or bolted to a non-drive side of the pinion shaft, and a cover having an opening therein. The stem has a socket or extension adapted to be manipulated by a tool such that the rotation of the stem causes a corresponding rotation of the pinion shaft. The...