ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,376, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to GD ENERGY PRODUCTS LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Valve seal for reciprocating pump" was invented by John Chase (Deer Park, Texas), Troy Edward Wiegand (Fort Worth, Texas) and James Robert Yanus (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve component utilized in a fluid end assembly of a high pressure reciprocating pump includes a valve body and a sealing element. The valve component includes a body that defines a recess and includes a tapered sealing section. The sealing element includes a sealing surface and is configured to be positioned within the recess in an assembled configuration of the va...