US Patent Issued to XConnect on March 4 for "Perforating gun assembly having detonator interrupter" (North Dakota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,342, issued on March 4, was assigned to XConnect LLC (Denver).

"Perforating gun assembly having detonator interrupter" was invented by Shelby L. Sullivan (Minot, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detonator interrupter assembly is provided. The detonator interrupter assembly is designed to inhibit the arming of a detonator within the charge tube of a perforating gun assembly. The detonator interrupter assembly first includes a top end plate. The top end plate is configured to reside between charge tubes. The top end plate has a flange intermediate first and second ends. The detonator interrupter assembly also includes a detonator ...