ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,060, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Tru Lift Supply Inc. (Calgary, Canada).
"Downhole pump top plunger adapter with improved sand handling capability" was invented by Ryan Klatt (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter for coupling between a rod and a plunger in a downhole pump has a shaft with an axial through bore, and a cup spanning around a neck portion of the shaft to create an open-topped sand trap annulus between the shaft and cup. Sand trap ports in the shaft wall fluidly communicate the axial through bore and sand trap annulus. A sand trap shoulder on the shaft above the sand trap annulus is flushed cle...