US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Sept. 1 for "Insensitive high explosive based tubing cutter" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,479, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Insensitive high explosive based tubing cutter" was invented by Christopher C. Hoelscher (Arlington, Texas) and Jason Paul Metzger (Joshua, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a shaped charge for use in a radial cutter. The shaped charge, in one example, includes a circular charge formed into a predetermined shape, the predetermined shape selected to form a concave edge. The circular charge, in this example, is formed from a Triaminotrinitrobenzene based material. The shaped charge, in this example, additionally includes a liner shaped t...