US Patent Issued to Gartech on Aug. 11 for "Fluid end using cartridge check valve and wedge retention system" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,192, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Gartech LLC (Houston).

"Fluid end using cartridge check valve and wedge retention system" was invented by Gary Pendleton (Shotley Bridge, Great Britain) and Gary Warren Stratulate (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments presented provide for a fluid end that has cartridge style check valves that may be serviced through a vertical bore."

The patent was filed on June 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/337,572.

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