Patents by Inventor Charles Ben Shuck

Charles Ben Shuck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • FLUID LINER WEAR INDICATOR FOR SUCTION MANIFOLD OF RECIPROCATING PUMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190049052
    Abstract: A manifold through which a fluid is adapted to flow. The manifold includes an elongated member at least partially defining a fluid chamber through which the fluid is adapted to flow, a longitudinal axis, and an interior surface; a fluid liner disposed within the fluid chamber and adapted to dynamically respond to pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber as the fluid flows therethrough; and a wear indicator positioned radially between the interior surface of the elongated member and the longitudinal axis. The fluid liner is subject to wear and/or erosion due to the flow of the fluid therethrough and/or the dynamic response of the fluid liner to the pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber. The wear indicator is adapted to indicate the degree to which the fluid liner has been subjected to the wear and/or erosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Charles Ben Shuck
  • Fluid liner wear indicator for suction manifold of reciprocating pump assembly
    Patent number: 10113679
    Abstract: A manifold through which a fluid is adapted to flow. The manifold includes an elongated member at least partially defining a fluid chamber through which the fluid is adapted to flow, a longitudinal axis, and an interior surface; a fluid liner disposed within the fluid chamber and adapted to dynamically respond to pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber as the fluid flows therethrough; and a wear indicator positioned radially between the interior surface of the elongated member and the longitudinal axis. The fluid liner is subject to wear and/or erosion due to the flow of the fluid therethrough and/or the dynamic response of the fluid liner to the pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber. The wear indicator is adapted to indicate the degree to which the fluid liner has been subjected to the wear and/or erosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Ben Shuck
  • FLUID LINER WEAR INDICATOR FOR SUCTION MANIFOLD OF RECIPROCATING PUMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160369926
    Abstract: A manifold through which a fluid is adapted to flow. The manifold includes an elongated member at least partially defining a fluid chamber through which the fluid is adapted to flow, a longitudinal axis, and an interior surface; a fluid liner disposed within the fluid chamber and adapted to dynamically respond to pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber as the fluid flows therethrough; and a wear indicator positioned radially between the interior surface of the elongated member and the longitudinal axis. The fluid liner is subject to wear and/or erosion due to the flow of the fluid therethrough and/or the dynamic response of the fluid liner to the pressure fluctuations within the fluid chamber. The wear indicator is adapted to indicate the degree to which the fluid liner has been subjected to the wear and/or erosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Ben Shuck