US Patent Issued to GR Energy Services Management on Dec. 16 for "Igniter for activating a downhole component and method of using same" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,848, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GR Energy Services Management LP (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Igniter for activating a downhole component and method of using same" was invented by Cameron Michael Bryant (Sugar Land, Texas), James William Anthony (Missouri City, Texas) and Vadim Akhmadikin (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An igniter for activating a downhole component of a downhole tool includes an igniter housing, a switch assembly, and a propellant. The igniter is positionable in the downhole tool, and includes an igniter portion and a nose portion. The igniter portion has a switch chamber therein. The nose portion...