ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,195, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Discrete perforating device" was invented by Carlos Eduardo Guedes (Sugar Land, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a discrete perforating device. The discrete perforating device includes a shaped charge having a casing, an explosive component, and a liner member. The discrete perforating device also includes an initiating mechanism configured to activate the explosive component. Further, the discrete perforating device include a housing that encapsulates the shaped charge and the initiating mechanism."
The ...