ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,738, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to HARRISON JET GUNS II LP (Kennedale, Texas).

"Perforating gun assembly" was invented by James F. Shelton (Kennedale, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved perforating gun assembly. The perforating gun assembly includes an alternating sequence of perforating guns and tandems. Each perforating gun includes two contact housings, and each contact housing includes an electrical connector plug protruding in an axial direction. The electrical connector plug includes an outwardly bowed middle portion that is resiliently deformable-also referred to as a banana pin connector plug. The banana pin ...