ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,974, issued on July 29, was assigned to GEODYNAMICS INC. (Millsap, Texas).

"Integrated wiring gun and method" was invented by John Thomas Hardesty (Weatherford, Texas), Terrell Saltarelli (Weatherford, Texas) and David S. Wesson (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved perforating gun with novel endplates is disclosed along with a corresponding method of assembly. The endplate may include a base with first end separated from a second end separated by a curved sidewall centered around a longitudinal axis and a set of tube tabs flexibly coupled to the base and extending from the second end. The endplate may include...