US Patent Issued to SWM International on Feb. 10 for "Perforating gun and system having configurable orientation" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,193, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SWM International LLC (Pampa, Texas).

"Perforating gun and system having configurable orientation" was invented by David C. Parks (Calgary, Canada) and Dan S. Ang (Keller, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A perforating gun includes a charge holder that is positioned in a housing. End fittings are affixed to the ends of the holder and support the holder in the housing. Both end fittings have electrical conductors disposed therethrough. One end fitting has two supports. A first support is affixed to the holder's end and has a mating surface. A second support is disposed adjacent to the first ...