ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,813, issued on April 21, was assigned to Patriot Pump Tools LLC (Banquete, Texas).
"Pump plug removal and installation tool" was invented by Adrian Sandoval (Orange Grove, Texas) and Jesse Guerra (Banquete, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plug removal and installation tools and methods of operating such to remove suction port plugs and discharge port plugs from a fluid end on a pump (e.g., hydraulic fracturing positive displacement pump) and to insert new plugs are disclosed. The plug removal tool includes a reaction bar assembly, a drive assembly, and a threaded rod assembly. The plug removal tool may be operated by rotating t...