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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2025
Kerr Machine Co., Sulphur, OK (US);
Kelcy Jake Foster, Sulphur, OK (US);
Micheal Cole Thomas, Azle, TX (US);
Christopher Todd Barnett, Stratford, OK (US);
Nicholas Son, Davis, OK (US);
John Keith, Ardmore, OK (US);
Kerr Machine Co., Sulphur, OK (US);
Abstract
A fluid end assembly comprising a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each section comprises a housing containing a reciprocating plunger. One and only one packing seal is installed within the housing and surrounds and engages an outer surface of the plunger. A retainer compresses and holds the packing seal within the housing. The retainer is secured to the housing using a clamp, such that no threads are formed in the housing of the fluid end section and no threads are formed in the retainer.