ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,364, issued on March 24, was assigned to DBK INDUSTRIES LLC (Crowley, Texas).
"Electric igniter for downhole settings tools" was invented by Jeremy Todd Morrison (Pickton, Texas) and Nicholas Clayton Fearka (Mansfield, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Igniter assemblies for use with setting tools are disclosed. The igniter assemblies have an electronic heating element disposed adjacent to an energetic material within a setting tool. In some embodiments, the electronic heating element is a resistor or a PCB mounted resistor. Electrical connections are attached to the heating element to provide electrical current to activate the h...