公开(公告)号：US12221958B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17978478

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.

Inventor： Kelcy Jake Foster ,  Micheal Cole Thomas ,  Christopher Todd Barnett ,  Nicholas Son ,  John Keith ,  Mark S. Nowell ,  Guy J. Lapointe ,  Michael Eugene May

IPC: F04B53/22 ,  F04B15/02 ,  F04B53/00 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B53/14 ,  F04B53/16 ,  F16J15/26 ,  F16K1/42 ,  F16K11/10 ,  E21B43/26 ,  F04B1/0452 ,  F04B1/0538 ,  F04B7/00 ,  F04B7/02 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B19/04 ,  F04B19/22 ,  F04B53/18 ,  F16L55/11

Abstract: A power end assembly includes a crankshaft section, a crosshead section, and a connector section coupled together by one, two, or more sets of stay rods. The power end may include one or more support plates that are coupled to the crankshaft section and/or crosshead section. The crosshead section includes a plurality of individual crosshead frames. The connector section may include a plurality of individual connector plates or may be a unitary connector plate. The power end is configured to be coupled to a fluid end assembly by coupling the fluid end assembly to the connector plates.

公开(公告)号：US12215679B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18779480

申请日：2024-07-22

Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.

Inventor： Nicholas Son ,  Micheal Cole Thomas ,  Christopher Todd Barnett ,  Kelcy Jake Foster ,  John Keith

IPC: F04B15/02 ,  F04B1/0452 ,  F04B1/0538 ,  F04B7/00 ,  F04B7/02 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B53/16 ,  F04B53/22 ,  F16K11/10 ,  F16L55/11

Abstract: A fluid routing plug for use with a fluid end section. The fluid end section being one of a plurality of fluid end sections making up a fluid end side of a high pressure pump. The fluid routing plug is installed within a horizontal bore formed in a fluid end section and is configured to route fluid throughout the fluid end section.

公开(公告)号：US12215586B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18341366

申请日：2023-06-26

Applicant: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Inventor： Max A. Metcalf

IPC: E21B7/00 ,  E21B3/02 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B17/00 ,  F16D3/06

Abstract: A spindle with a mechanism for transferring axial force from an inner drive assembly to an outer drive assembly. The spindle's inner drive shaft is connected to an inner member of a dual-rod pipe by a drive rod having a sliding sleeve. The sleeve is fixed rotationally with the drive shaft, but not axially. When axial force drives the drive rod toward the drive member of the spindle, the sleeve contacts a stop member which is paired to the outer drive assembly. The stop member may be a pair of dowel pins. Axial force is thereby transferred from the inner member to the outer member, allowing such forces to be absorbed by the outer member's larger drive components.

公开(公告)号：US12188458B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17884712

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.

Inventor： Micheal Cole Thomas ,  Christopher Todd Barnett ,  Kelcy Jake Foster ,  Nicholas Son ,  John Keith

IPC: F04B1/0538 ,  F04B1/0421 ,  F04B1/0452 ,  F04B7/02 ,  F04B53/16 ,  F04B53/22 ,  E21B43/26 ,  F04B15/02 ,  F04B53/10

Abstract: A fluid end assembly comprising a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each fluid end section comprises a housing made of multiple-piece construction. One or more pieces of the housing are configured to have a plurality of stay rods attached thereto. The stay rods interconnect the fluid end assembly and a power end assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12123174B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18179175

申请日：2023-03-06

Applicant: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Inventor： Brant Douglas Kukuk ,  Jacob Harman ,  Christopher Trimble ,  Monty Kyle Hawkins

IPC: E02F9/22 ,  E02F9/16 ,  E02F9/20

CPC classification number: E02F9/2253 ,  E02F9/166 ,  E02F9/2066 ,  E02F9/2267 ,  E02F9/2285

Abstract: A hydraulic control system for use with a work machine. The work machine has a platform which supports an operator. When the operator is not on the platform, the platform moves into a first position, causing a signal generator to send a signal to a controller. The controller is configured to limit the hydraulic flow to the ground drive motor when the platform is in the first position. The controller may directly reduce operation of the engine, or may adjust a valve which diverts a portion of hydraulic flow. The limitation may be overridden when desired by the operator.

公开(公告)号：US12092257B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17193977

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Inventor： Robert F. Crane ,  Steven W. Wentworth ,  Mark D. Randa

IPC: F16L55/18 ,  E21B29/10 ,  F16L1/028 ,  F16L1/06 ,  F16L55/165

CPC classification number: F16L55/1657 ,  E21B29/10 ,  F16L1/028 ,  F16L1/06 ,  F16L55/165 ,  F16L55/18

Abstract: A method for enlarging a crushed section of a ductile pipe. A wire rope having a bead or plurality of beads attached to the rope is placed in a ductile pipe. When a series of beads is used, each of the beads is sequentially larger. The wire rope is pulled through the crushed section, and the ductile pipe conforms to the larger diameter of the beads. The crushed section of pipe may be expanded so that a larger wire rope suitable for pipe extraction may be passed through. Alternatively, the pipe may be reformed and expanded to near or greater than its original size. The pipe may then be coated or a smaller slip-lined pipe may be placed within the original pipe.

公开(公告)号：US12078053B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17881804

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Inventor： Scott B. Cole

IPC: E21B47/092 ,  E21B7/04 ,  G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/38

CPC classification number: E21B47/092 ,  E21B7/046 ,  G01V3/081 ,  G01V3/38

Abstract: A calibration method for calibrating an underground beacon and tracker system for use with horizontal directional drilling. The beacon emits a magnetic field, which is received at an above-ground receiving antenna. The antenna is used to locate front and rear null points in the emitted field. The vertical and horizontal offset between the null points is determined to locate the beacon. Then, the magnetic field strength is determined at one of the null points. This value may be used to calculate or update a calibration constant. The calibration constant is then used in subsequent locating step while the characteristics of the underground environment surrounding the beacon remain similar.

公开(公告)号：US12071824B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17338844

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: Tenax Energy Solutions, LLC

Inventor： Kevin Dewayne Jones

IPC: E21B29/00 ,  E21B23/14

CPC classification number: E21B29/002 ,  E21B23/14

Abstract: A milling tool for use in a cased wellbore. The milling tool has a housing having a plurality of pockets formed therein. A blade is installed within each pocket and is movable between open and closed positions. The blade projects from the pocket when in an open position. Rotation of the housing causes the blades to move to an open position. The blades remain in a closed position when the housing is not rotating.

公开(公告)号：US12069590B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17531901

申请日：2021-11-22

Applicant: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Inventor： Klayton Day Jones ,  Scott B. Cole

IPC: H04W52/24 ,  E21B7/04 ,  G01R21/06

CPC classification number: H04W52/245 ,  E21B7/046 ,  G01R21/06

Abstract: An optimizable beacon and method of using the same. The beacon has an onboard power source with a finite capacity. The system uses a capacitor bank to adjust the capacitance of the beacon, thereby maximizing the signal provided considering conditions, rather than simply using a theoretical value. With the specified capacitance being used, the beacon may be optimized in both a high and low power mode by driving the current to ensure the measured power is greater than or equal to a target. The system may also have a motion sensor to toggle the power off, or to a low-power mode, when the beacon is moving, and location measurements are not taking place. The optimization process may also consider the chemistry of the battery being utilized.

公开(公告)号：US12065900B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17981792

申请日：2022-11-07

Applicant: MicroPlug, LLC

Inventor： Kevin Dewayne Jones

IPC: E21B33/12 ,  E21B33/138 ,  E21B43/16 ,  E21B43/26

CPC classification number: E21B33/1208 ,  E21B33/138 ,  E21B43/16 ,  E21B43/26

Abstract: A micro frac plug used to seal individual perforations formed in a casing installed within a subterranean wellbore. The plug comprises an insert element and a deformable sleeve. The insert element is received and retained within a medial section of the sleeve. The plug is sized to be lodged in or seated on a single perforation. The plug blocks fluid from flowing through the perforation.