ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,163, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to GD ENERGY PRODUCTS LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Cradle plate for high pressure reciprocating pumps" was invented by Konner Casey Kay (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Adam Bradley Avey (Tulsa, Okla.) and Kale Patrick Woosley (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cradle plate for high pressure reciprocating pumps is installable within a cradle disposed between a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump and a fluid end of the high pressure reciprocating pump. The cradle plate has a main body that extends from a front surface to a back surface and a first set of openings that extend through the main ...