US Patent Issued to UTEX INDUSTRIES on Sept. 8 for "Header ring" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,679, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to UTEX INDUSTRIES INC. (Houston).

"Header ring" was invented by Shane Michael Michalcik (Hallettsville, Texas) and Ricardo Jose Betancourt (Katy, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A header ring for use as a sealing element in a stuffing box disposed about a plunger of a reciprocating pump. The header ring is formed of an annular body disposed about a primary axis. The annular body includes an inner annular surface closest to the primary axis and an outer annular surface spaced radially outward from the inner annular surface. A first connecting surface extends between the inner annular surface ...