ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,960, issued on July 29, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).
"Field assembled initiator" was invented by John W. Segura (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reaction is instigated in an energetic material with an initiator having a chassis assembly and a cartridge. The chassis assembly and cartridge are transportable separate from one another and assembled on site. The chassis assembly includes a tubular penetrator with a beveled sharpened tip and a bridge wire mounted within the penetrator. The cartridge includes a sleeve and an amount of explosive inside the sleeve. When the initiator is assembled th...