US Patent Issued to SWM International on May 6 for "Downhole perforating gun system and methods of manufacture, assembly and use" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,946, issued on May 6, was assigned to SWM International LLC (Pampa, Texas).

"Downhole perforating gun system and methods of manufacture, assembly and use" was invented by David C. Parks (Calgary, Canada) and Dan Salkhai Ang (Keller, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole perforating gun system provides wireless electrical communication between an inner body conductor, a switch, a detonator, and a feedthrough. Ends on gun carriers of the system couple together end-to-end at end connections. Internal tapered thread is defined in an interior of each carrier's first end, and external tapered thread is defined externally on each ...