ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,965, issued on March 18, was assigned to G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP (Houston).

"Reusable perforating gun system and method" was invented by Benjamin Vascal Knight (Katy, Texas), James Edward Kash (Houston) and Joe Noel Wells (Lindale, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool string includes a perforating gun, a first electrical connector defining a receptacle and includes a first electrical contact positioned in the receptacle, and a sub including a sub housing including first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a central passage extending between the first end and the second end, and a bulkhead connector position...