US Patent Issued to DESALTERS-LLC on June 2 for "Bushing seal for crude oil desalters" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,548, issued on June 2, was assigned to DESALTERS-LLC (Magnolia, Texas).

"Bushing seal for crude oil desalters" was invented by Francis Robert Pizano (Magnolia, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and assembly for improving and maintaining a seal between an insulating rod and a flange in a desalter entrance bushing assembly. The assembly includes an insulating rod with a shoulder for a biasing component, a hub nut with a spring seat for a biasing component, a biasing component, and a flange to which the insulating rod can create a fluid tight seal. The shoulder and spring seat can form approximately 90-degree platforms on whi...