US Patent Issued to XConnect on March 24 for "Detonator for a perforating gun assembly" (North Dakota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,721, issued on March 24, was assigned to XConnect LLC (Denver).

"Detonator for a perforating gun assembly" was invented by Shelby L. Sullivan (Minot, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detonator for a perforating gun. The detonator is used to ignite a detonator cord in a charge tube for a perforating gun assembly, which in turn is used for perforating a wellbore. The detonator includes a cartridge. The cartridge comprises a tubular body having a first end; and a second end. Preferably, the tubular body is fabricated from a metallic material. The detonator also comprises a post proximate the first end of the tubular body. The post...