Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Sowko

Michael Patrick Sowko 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for interlocking hydraulic fracturing equipment
    Patent number: 12624623
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment. The method can include positioning a pump adjacent to a manifold, the pump and the manifold being configured to operate within the hydraulic fracturing system, the pump having a pump connection, the pump connection comprising a quick disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERLOCKING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20250188826
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment. The method can include positioning a pump adjacent to a manifold, the pump and the manifold being configured to operate within the hydraulic fracturing system, the pump having a pump connection, the pump connection comprising a quick disconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERLOCKING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20240392671
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERLOCKING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20230407736
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko
  • Apparatus and methods for interlocking hydraulic fracturing equipment
    Patent number: 11549348
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERLOCKING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20210156240
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting components of a hydraulic fracturing system using flexible hose or pipe. The flexible hose or pipe can form a singular flow line which interconnects, for example, a pump and a manifold of the hydraulic fracturing system. Each end of the flexible hose or pipe can be tethered (using a safety restraint) to another component of the hydraulic fracturing system. In the event of a rupture or other failure, the safety restraint retains the tethered flexible pipes or hoses in a fixed position to prevent injury to personnel or damage to surrounding equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Cicci, Michael Patrick Sowko