Patents by Inventor Frank Haron Preiss
Frank Haron Preiss has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10386168Abstract: A detonating cord for using in a perforating gun includes an explosive layer and an electrically conductive layer extending around the explosive layer. The electrically conductive layer is configured to relay a communication signal along a length of the detonating cord. In an embodiment, a protective jacket extends around the electrically conductive layer of the detonating cord. The detonating cord may be assembled in a perforating gun to relay a communication signal from a top connector to a bottom connector of the perforating gun, and to propagate a detonating explosive stimulus along its length to initiate shaped charges of the perforating gun. A plurality of perforating guns, including the detonating cord, may be connected in series, with the detonating cord of a first perforating gun in communication with the detonating cord of a second perforating gun.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Thilo Scharf, Christian Eitschberger, Bernhard Scharfenort
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Publication number: 20190234189Abstract: A firing head assembly for use with a perforating gun is described. The firing head assembly includes a tubular housing, first and second pistons, and a compressible member arranged within a lumen of the tubular housing and positioned between the first and second pistons. According to an aspect, the assembly includes a plurality of upper locking arms and lower locking arms that engage with locking members formed in the tubular housing. The firing head assembly further includes upper and lower shear washers arranged at the second opening of the tubular body, in a sandwich type configuration with respect to the second piston. Pressures within the firing head assembly may be adjusted to activate the firing head assembly to either trigger an explosive reaction or to not trigger the explosive reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Frank Haron Preiss
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Publication number: 20190219375Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, JDP Engineering and Machine IncInventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Publication number: 20190162058Abstract: A firing head assembly is described. The firing head assembly includes a tubular housing, upper piston and lower pistons, and a compressible member arranged within a lumen of the tubular housing and positioned between the upper and lower pistons. According to an aspect, the assembly includes a safety assembly that includes a sleeve having a zigzag shaped slot therein. The safety assembly may include a key that radially extends from a surface of one of the pistons, through the zigzag shaped slot. The distance between the upper and lower pistons may be adjusted by adjusting a pressure inside the tubular housing and a second pressure outside the tubular housing. The upper and lower pistons may function to operatively adjust the arrangement of the key within the zigzag shaped slot to activate the firing head assembly to either trigger an explosive reaction or to not trigger the explosive reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Haron Preiss, Eric Mulhern
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Patent number: 10188990Abstract: According to an aspect, a detonator positioning device is provided for use with a wireless detonator in a perforating gun assembly. The detonator positioning device includes a single mechanism for physical electrical connection, while the remaining electrical connections are made via electrically contactable components. A method of assembling the perforating gun assembly is also provided, including a detonator positioning device configured to receive and hold the wireless detonator.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, DynaEnergetics US, Inc.Inventors: Gernot Uwe Burmeister, Thomas Keller Bradfield, Christian Eitschberger, Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Publication number: 20180356195Abstract: An apparatus for storing and/or shipping explosive components, such as shaped charges, is generally described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a shielding assembly. The shielding assembly may include a shielding panel having a body made of metal foam and an aperture formed within the body. In an embodiment, the body is sandwiched between an upper and a lower layer. The shielding panel is configured to receive a shaped charge. Thus, the apparatus is capable of at least preventing and/or limiting ballistic transfer in the event of detonation of a shaped charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Liam McNelis, Frank Haron Preiss, Joern Olaf Loehken, Arash Shahinpour, Joerg Mueller
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Publication number: 20180318770Abstract: A detonator positioning device for use with a wireless detonator in a perforating gun assembly includes a single mechanism for physical electrical connection, while the remaining electrical connections are made via electrically contactable components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, DynaEnergetics US, Inc.Inventors: Christian Eitschberger, Gernot Uwe Burmeister, Thomas Keller Bradfield, Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Publication number: 20180202789Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, JDP Engineering and Machine IncInventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Publication number: 20180202790Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, JDP Engineering and Machine IncInventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Patent number: 9988885Abstract: According to an aspect a deformable member is provided, wherein the deformable member is configured for use in a ballistic transfer module. The ballistic transfer module includes the deformable member, a booster holder, a booster and a detonating cord. A method of initiating one or more percussion initiators of a perforating gun assembly using the ballistic transfer module and deforming the deformable member is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Arash Shahinpour, Joerg Mueller, Eric Mulhern, Frank Haron Preiss
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Publication number: 20180135390Abstract: According to an aspect a deformable member is provided, wherein the deformable member is configured for use in a ballistic transfer module. The ballistic transfer module includes the deformable member, a booster holder, a booster and a detonating cord. A method of initiating one or more percussion initiators of a perforating gun assembly using the ballistic transfer module and deforming the deformable member is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Arash Shahinpour, Joerg Mueller, Eric Mulhern, Frank Haron Preiss
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Patent number: 9890619Abstract: According to an aspect a deformable member is provided, wherein the deformable member is configured for use in a ballistic transfer module. The ballistic transfer module includes the deformable member, a booster holder, a booster and a detonating cord. A method of initiating one or more percussion initiators of a perforating gun assembly using the ballistic transfer module and deforming the deformable member is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co.KGInventors: Arash Shahinpour, Jörg Müller, Eric Mulhern, Frank Haron Preiss
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Publication number: 20170276465Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, JDP Engineering and Machine IncInventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Patent number: 9702680Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Patent number: 9605937Abstract: According to an aspect, a perforating gun assembly and a detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly includes at least a shell, selective detonation, and more than one electrically contactable component that is configured for being electrically contactably received by the perforating gun assembly without using a wired electrical connection, but rather forms the electrical connection merely by contact with at least one of the more than one electrically contactable components. A method of assembling the perforating gun assembly including the detonator assembly is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Eitschberger, Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Patent number: 9581422Abstract: According to an aspect, a perforating gun assembly and a detonator assembly are provided. The detonator assembly includes at least a shell, and more than one electrically contactable component that is configured for being electrically contactably received by the perforating gun assembly without using a wired electrical connection, but rather forms the electrical connection merely by contact with at least one of the more than one electrically contactable components. According to an aspect, the detonator assembly includes a selective detonator assembly. A method of assembling the perforating gun assembly including the detonator assembly is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Publication number: 20170052011Abstract: Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & CO. KG, JDP Engineering & Machine Inc.Inventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf
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Publication number: 20170030693Abstract: According to an aspect, a perforating gun assembly and a detonator assembly are provided. The detonator assembly includes at least a shell, and more than one electrically contactable component that is configured for being electrically contactably received by the perforating gun assembly without using a wired electrical connection, but rather forms the electrical connection merely by contact with at least one of the more than one electrically contactable components. According to an aspect, the detonator assembly includes a selective detonator assembly. A method of assembling the perforating gun assembly including the detonator assembly is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Publication number: 20160356132Abstract: According to an aspect, a detonator positioning device is provided for use with a wireless detonator in a perforating gun assembly. The detonator positioning device includes a single mechanism for physical electrical connection, while the remaining electrical connections are made via electrically contactable components. A method of assembling the perforating gun assembly is also provided, including a detonator positioning device configured to receive and hold the wireless detonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicants: DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, DynaEnergetics US, Inc.Inventors: Gernot Uwe Burmeister, Thomas Keller Bradfield, Christian Eitschberger, Frank Haron Preiss, Thilo Scharf, Liam McNelis
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Patent number: 9494021Abstract: A perforation gun system is provided including combinations of components including a top connector, a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system. A perforation gun system kit and a method of assembling a perforation gun system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignees: DYNAENERGETICS GMBH & CO. KG, JDP ENGINEERING & MACHINE INC.Inventors: David C. Parks, Frank Haron Preiss, Liam McNelis, Eric Mulhern, Thilo Scharf