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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Flowco Production Solutions, Llc, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Garrett S. Boyd, Granbury, TX (US);
Mitchell A. Boyd, Haslet, TX (US);
Assignee:
Flowco MasterCo LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/08 (2006.01); F04B 47/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/10 (2019.01); G06F 16/11 (2019.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 16/14 (2019.01); G06F 16/176 (2019.01); G06F 16/178 (2019.01); G06F 16/18 (2019.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); H04L 67/1095 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/123 (2013.01); E21B 34/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/121 (2013.01); F04B 47/12 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2013.01); G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/10 (2019.01); G06F 16/122 (2019.01); G06F 16/128 (2019.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 16/14 (2019.01); G06F 16/176 (2019.01); G06F 16/178 (2019.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); G06F 16/1873 (2019.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7855 (2015.04);
Abstract
A bypass plunger includes a unitary or one-piece hollow body-and-valve cage, which retains a dart valve within the valve cage portion of the hollow body using a threaded retaining nut that is secured to the hollow body by crimple detents. A series of helical grooves surround the central portion of the outer surface of the hollow body of the plunger to control spin during descent. A canted-coil-spring disposed within the retaining nut functions as a clutch. The valve cage includes ports that may be configured to control flow through the plunger during ascent.