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公开(公告)号:US10941765B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US16708773
申请日:2019-12-10
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Mark S. Nowell , Kelcy J. Foster , Christopher Todd Barnett , Brandon Scott Ayres , Michael Eugene May , Guy J. Lapointe , Micheal Cole Thomas
Abstract: A flangeless fluid end comprising a fluid end body releasably attached to a connect plate. The connect plate is attached to a power source using stay rods. The flow bores of the fluid end are sealed without threading a retainer nut into the walls of each bore. Instead, the flow bores are sealed by bolting a retainer to the fluid end body. Plungers to drive fluid through the fluid end body are installed within removable stuffing box sleeves. These sleeves are maintained within the plunger bores by the bolted retainers. A number of features, including the location of seals within bore walls and carbide inserts within valve structures, aid in reducing or transferring wear.
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公开(公告)号:US20210025519A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-28
申请号:US17068126
申请日:2020-10-12
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
IPC: F16K41/16 , F16K11/085 , F16K1/48
Abstract: A plug valve having a modular construction. The valve has a solid, single-piece body with two opposed openings interrupted by an internal chamber. The chamber houses a rotatable plug which selectively restricts or allows flow from one of the two openings to the other. Inserts partially surround the plug and have openings that corresponds to openings in the valve body and the plug. A seat with an end surface corresponding to each insert extends partially within each opening. A bolted-on flange extends from each side of the valve and has an internally placed sleeve which defines the flow path through the valve. The sleeve may seal against the seat at one of its ends. A non-planar groove may be formed in the end surface of each seat to seal the opening against each insert.
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公开(公告)号:US20200284253A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-10
申请号:US16876414
申请日:2020-05-18
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Kelcy Jake Foster , Mark S. Nowell , Brandon Scott Ayres , Christopher Todd Barnett
IPC: F04B53/22 , F04B53/16 , F04B1/122 , F04B1/16 , F04B1/145 , F16B35/00 , F16B39/24 , F16B43/00 , F04B1/18 , F04B1/0408 , F04B1/0421
Abstract: A fluid end having its fluid flow bores sealed without threading a retaining nut into the walls of each bore. The fluid ends may be assembled using a plurality of different kits that each comprise a fluid end body, a component, a retainer element, and a fastening system. The retainer element holds the component within each of the bores formed in the fluid end body and the fastening system secures the retainer element to the body. The fastening system comprises a plurality of externally threaded studs, washers and nuts in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the fastening system comprises a plurality of screws.
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公开(公告)号:US10519950B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15685167
申请日:2017-08-24
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Kelcy Jake Foster
Abstract: A closure element for a fluid end assembly that has two or more recessed grooves formed in its outer surface. The grooves are axially offset. A seal is placed in one and only one of the grooves. As wear occurs, the seal is relocated to one of the other grooves. Instead of a series of axially offset grooves in a single closure element, a kit may be formed from two or more otherwise identical closure elements, each with a single recessed groove at a different axial position. Another closure element has a series of ledge-like surfaces defining spaces within which a seal may be received. One outer surface surrounds one or more of the other surfaces. A seal is placed in one and only one of the spaces. As wear occurs, the seal is relocated to one of the other spaces.
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公开(公告)号:US20190032685A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16043579
申请日:2018-07-24
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Kelcy Jake Foster , Mark S. Nowell , Guy J. Lapointe
Abstract: A fluid end with an internal bellows can be used in high pressure environments. The bellows is disposed within a plunger bore, and has an interior isolated from a working chamber of the fluid end. An end of a plunger is received in the interior of the bellows. The bellows contains an incompressible fluid at a constant volume. As the plunger extends into the interior of the bellows, the fluid it contains is displaced. Such fluid displacement causes the bellows to extend. As the plunger is retracted, the fluid replaces the volume formerly displaced by the plunger, and causes the bellows to accordion to a retracted position.
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公开(公告)号:US20180073654A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-15
申请号:US15702880
申请日:2017-09-13
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Mark S. Nowell , Kelcy Jake Foster , Michael Cole Thomas , Christopher Todd Barnett
IPC: F16K27/06
CPC classification number: F16K27/065 , F16K5/0471
Abstract: A replaceable sleeve disposed in a flow passage of a plug valve. The sleeve may be press fit or threaded into an annular recess formed in the flow passage. The sleeve may include a groove disposed about a site where the flow passage intersects the internal chamber. The sleeve may be replaced when worn without replacing the entire valve body.
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公开(公告)号:US20170299096A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15488713
申请日:2017-04-17
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Mark S. Nowell , Michael Eugene May , Kelcy Jake Foster , Michael Cole Thomas , Christopher Todd Barnett
IPC: F16L27/08
CPC classification number: F16L27/0828 , E21B17/05 , F16L55/07
Abstract: A high pressure swivel joint used in pipe assemblies transferring high pressure fluid. The swivel joint comprises a first pipe section and a sleeve-like second pipe section. The first pipe section is inserted into the second pipe section and the sections are relatively rotatable. A radial seal is seated in a groove formed in either the outer circumference of the first pipe section, or the inner circumference of the second pipe section. The groove is axially spaced from the location where the two pipe sections abut. Alternatively, a groove may be formed in both the outer circumference of the first pipe section and the inner circumference of the second pipe sections, the grooves both being axially spaced from the location where the two pipe sections abut. A radial seal may be inserted in both grooves and a wear ring positioned between the seals.
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公开(公告)号:USD1061819S1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US29814232
申请日:2021-11-04
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Designer: Micheal Cole Thomas , Christopher Todd Barnett , Kelcy Jake Foster , Nicholas Son , John Keith , Mark S. Nowell
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公开(公告)号:US20250020192A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18765766
申请日:2024-07-08
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Kelcy Jake Foster , Micheal Cole Thomas , Christopher Todd Barnett , Nicholas Son , John Keith
Abstract: A pair of wear grooves for a linear drive assembly. One wear groove is disposed on a wear plate attached to a crosshead. This wear groove is on a front edge of the wear plate, and does not intersect any lubrication groove. Another wear groove is disposed circumferentially about an inner wall of a crosshead guide. Each of the wear grooves is observable to an operator without fully disassembling the crosshead and the crosshead guide, and each is observable from a single side of the crosshead guide. Should the wear groove not be observable, the associated component should be replaced. Should the wear groove be observable, the remaining life of the component can be determined from the groove's depth.
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公开(公告)号:US12180956B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-31
申请号:US18628879
申请日:2024-04-08
Applicant: Kerr Machine Co.
Inventor: Kelcy Jake Foster , Micheal Cole Thomas , Christopher Todd Barnett , Nicholas Son , John Keith , Guy J. Lapointe
Abstract: A linear drive assembly configured for use within a power end assembly. The linear drive assembly is configured to interconnect a crankshaft and a pony rod and comprises a crosshead assembly attached to a connecting rod assembly. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, the connecting rod assembly is configured to attach to opposite sides of the crosshead assembly so that no portion of the connecting rod assembly is disposed within an interior of a crosshead included in the crosshead assembly.
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