Sucker rod guide

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sucker rod guide showing a first embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of a first side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational side view of a second side thereof, being 90 degrees from the view of FIG. 2, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational side view of an intermediate side view thereof, being 45 degrees from the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of an end thereof, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sucker rod guide showing a second embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 8 is an elevational view of a first side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is an elevational side view of a second side thereof, being 90 degrees from the view of FIG. 8, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is an elevational side view of an intermediate side view thereof, being 45 degrees from the view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of an end thereof, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is an elevational view thereof, as applied to the environmental structure of a sucker rod;

FIG. 14 is an elevational view of a side of a sucker rod guide showing a third embodiment of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 15 is an elevational view of a side of a sucker rod guide showing a fourth embodiment of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is an elevational view of a side of a sucker rod guide showing a fifth embodiment of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is an elevational view of a side of a sucker rod guide showing a sixth embodiment of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines depicted in FIGS. 1-6 depict portions of the sucker rod guide and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas in FIGS. 1-6 represent unclaimed boundaries of the design.

The broken lines in FIG. 13 depict the environmental structure of a sucker rod and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sucker rod guide as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1154902
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2026
Assignee: TRC SERVICES, INC. (The Woodlands, TX)
Inventor: Rodrigo Ariel Ruiz (Tomball, TX)
Primary Examiner: George J Ulsh
Assistant Examiner: Andrea Marie Mckay
Application Number: 29/930,761