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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2025
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Kyle Matthew Ellisor, Katy, TX (US);
Akhil Alex, Houston, TX (US);
Benjamin Scott Berryhill, Houston, TX (US);
Chance Ray Mullins, Spring, TX (US);
Steven Zachary Newberg, Houston, TX (US);
Chris Leake, Houston, TX (US);
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid end includes a housing having a bore extending toward a cavity and a wear sleeve positioned within the bore. The fluid end also includes a plunger positioned within a plunger bore extending through the wear sleeve, the plunger reciprocating within the plunger bore. The fluid end further includes a wear sleeve retainer coupled to the housing and positioned to block axial movement of the wear sleeve, the wear sleeve retainer having external threads along a body that engage internal threads formed in the housing. The fluid end also includes an anti-rotation system, coupled to the housing, the anti-rotation system engaging the wear sleeve retainer to block rotation of the wear sleeve retainer in at least one direction. The fluid end further includes a packing nut coupled to the wear sleeve retainer.