Patents by Inventor Tanner Craig FORD

Tanner Craig FORD 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).

  • Plunger bore sleeve for a reciprocating pump
    Patent number: 11725651
    Abstract: A fluid cylinder for a fluid end section of a reciprocating pump includes a body having a pressure chamber and a plunger bore that fluidly communicates with the pressure chamber. The plunger bore includes a packing segment configured to hold packing. The fluid cylinder includes a sleeve received within the packing segment of the plunger bore. The sleeve is configured to hold a plunger within an internal passage of the sleeve such that the plunger is configured to reciprocate within the plunger bore during operation of the reciprocating pump. The fluid cylinder includes a retention mechanism secured within the plunger bore such that the retention mechanism is configured to retain the sleeve within the packing segment of the plunger bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Myers, Justin Rand Cummings, Tanner Craig Ford
  • PLUNGER BORE SLEEVE FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP
    Publication number: 20210017983
    Abstract: A fluid cylinder for a fluid end section of a reciprocating pump includes a body having a pressure chamber and a plunger bore that fluidly communicates with the pressure chamber. The plunger bore includes a packing segment configured to hold packing. The fluid cylinder includes a sleeve received within the packing segment of the plunger bore. The sleeve is configured to hold a plunger within an internal passage of the sleeve such that the plunger is configured to reciprocate within the plunger bore during operation of the reciprocating pump. The fluid cylinder includes a retention mechanism secured within the plunger bore such that the retention mechanism is configured to retain the sleeve within the packing segment of the plunger bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff MYERS, Justin Rand CUMMINGS, Tanner Craig FORD