ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,124, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GD ENERGY PRODUCTS LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Power end of reciprocating pump with fastener assembly" was invented by Timo Waldhoer (Tahlequah, Okla.) and Randall Turner Hall Jr. (Claremore, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power end frame includes a plurality of rings cooperatively defining an interior of the power end frame configured to enclose a portion of a crankshaft of a power end of the reciprocating pump and a rod extending through each ring of the plurality of rings to couple each ring with an adjacent ring of the plurality of rings."
The patent was filed on Feb. 12, 2024, under Appl...