Patents
US 11834936 B2: Dissolvable time delay firing head and method
- Granted
- 2023-12-05
- Filed
- 2021-06-15 application 17347665
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A firing head configured to initiate the firing of an element in a perforating gun. The firing head includes an insert having a bore extending along a longitudinal direction X; a percussion detonator facing the bore and including an explosive material that is configured to detonate; a firing pin located partially in the bore; and a retention mechanism located on the firing pin and preventing the firing pin to move along the longitudinal direction X into the bore. The retention mechanism includes a degradable material that is configured to chemically react with a well fluid so that the retention mechanism degrades until freeing the firing pin so that the firing pin moves along the longitudinal direction X into the bore and strikes the percussion detonator.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231205.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEODYNAMICS, INC. 140 patents | US company or organization | Millsap, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D. Wroblicky | Weatherford, TX | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B43/11852 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F42C | Ammunition fuzes ; arming or safety means therefor | F42C9/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2026-01-28 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2026-01-28 TEMPRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SAN ANTONIO, TX | 74532/194 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-04-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2024-04-09 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 67090/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2022-03-07 OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2022-03-07 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2022-03-07 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 59861/477 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-10-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WROBLICKY, MICHAEL D. signed 2021-09-29 | GEODYNAMICS, INC. MILLSAP, TX | 57748/195 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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