Patents

US 12312924 B2: Shaped charge load tube with integrated detonation cord retention mechanism

Granted
2025-05-27
Filed
2023-10-16 application 18487582
Type
Utility · 7 claims
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Abstract

A loading tube is configured to receive one or more shaped charges to form a perforating gun. The loading tube includes a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis; a cord passage formed into the tubular body; a retention cutoff formed into the tubular body and configured to receive a detonator cord; and a holding element extending into the retention cutoff and being integrally made with a wall of the tubular body, wherein the holding element is configured to hold the detonator cord into the retention cutoff. The cord passage is configured to receive the detonator cord from a bore of the tubular body and to direct the detonator cord outside the bore of the tubular body.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250527.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
GEODYNAMICS, INC. 140 patentsUS company or organizationMillsap, TXPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Wenbo YangKennedale, TX46PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
James A. RollinsLipan, TX30PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
E21BEarth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wellsE21B43/1185PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
F42DBlastingF42D1/043PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

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