Patents Assigned to Titan, Inc.
  • Modular gun system
    Patent number: 11982163
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coupling a pre-wired end fitting with a shaped charge loading tube where the end fitting centers and orients the loading tube within a perforating gun and further includes a selective switch, feed through contact and orifices to insert a wireless detonator and detonating cord, the loading tube being pre-wired with insulated wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dyess, Christopher Brian Sokolove, Ryan Bradley, Julio Cesar Veliz
  • Over-the-line modular weight bar
    Patent number: 11970910
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for applying and removing weight from a tool string over an installed wireline, including a weight section having a longitudinal slot and a removable closure bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Joseph Henke, Ryan Bradley, Dale Langford
  • Tandem sub for self-orienting perforating system
    Patent number: 11959367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a tandem sub to connect one or more perforating gun assemblies, having a rotational bearing mechanism lining the inner diameter in both ends to allow the charge tube assembly to rotate within the gun body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Bradley, Julio Cesar Veliz
  • Power charge ignition
    Patent number: 11933595
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for igniting a power charge in downhole wellbore using an ignition propellant mixed with a main propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty Edgar Stovall, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, Johnny Covalt, Zachary James Taylor
  • Tri-angled liner with jet shaper
    Patent number: 11933148
    Abstract: A shaped charge having a liner with three frustoconical segments and a bottom portion configured to provide consistent perforating holes over a range of distances from the shaped charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventor: Shane Matthew Wilson
  • Contact plunger cartridge assembly
    Patent number: 11929570
    Abstract: An electrical connector apparatus for use in a downhole tool comprising a housing, a contact screw within outer threads and inner threads, a contact plunger within the inner bore of the housing and a second cylinder protruding from the first cylinder. The contact spring is located between the contact plunger and the contact screw and pre-loads the contact plunger within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Langford, Andy Lane, Rick Blain
  • Solid state dual fire circuit
    Patent number: 11913310
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for firing a detonator in a perforating gun string into a wellbore to a predetermined location using solid state electronics comprising: raising the voltage on the wireline to signal a solid state dual firing circuit within the perforating gun string to energize a detonator, energize the detonator, opening the detonator, firing a first perforating gun, and lowering the voltage of the wireline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Masters
  • Orientation Detecting Switch and Perforating Gun
    Publication number: 20240011373
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the orientation of each perforating gun in a wellbore and using that information in arming and firing each perforating gun in a perforating gun string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar Rajaram, Adam Dyess, Jason Hoang Mai
  • Modular initiator
    Patent number: 11859471
    Abstract: A modular initiator assembly comprising a receptacle and connector combination adapted to shunt the electrical contacts of the initiator as a default condition and to only unshunt the electrical contacts coupled to the initiator when the receptacle and connector establish a fully seated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Sokolove, Chenghua Han, Faraidoon Pundole, Jason Hoang Mai
  • Single Energy Source Projectile Perforating System
    Publication number: 20230399926
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for perforating a wellbore by firing one or more projectiles into a casing and formation using a single source of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Matthew Wilson, Zachary Taylor James, Ty Edgar Stovall
  • Universal Plug and Play Perforating Gun Tandem
    Publication number: 20230374892
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a universal plug in cartridge detonator capability in box-by-box perforating guns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dyess, Jason Hoang Mai, Richard Wayne Bradley, Joshua Blake Howk
  • Modular Initiator
    Publication number: 20230332489
    Abstract: A modular initiator assembly comprising a receptacle and connector combination adapted to shunt the electrical contacts of the initiator as a default condition and to only unshunt the electrical contacts coupled to the initiator when the receptacle and connector establish a fully seated connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Sokolove, Chenghua Han, Faraidoon Pundole, Jason Hoang Mai
  • Orientation Detecting Switch and Perforating Gun
    Publication number: 20230304384
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the orientation of each perforating gun in a wellbore and using that information in arming and firing each perforating gun in a perforating gun string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar Rajaram, Adam Dyess, Jason Hoang Mai
  • Modular initiator
    Patent number: 11746624
    Abstract: A modular initiator assembly comprising a receptacle and connector combination adapted to shunt the electrical contacts of the initiator as a default condition and to only unshunt the electrical contacts coupled to the initiator when the receptacle and connector establish a fully seated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Sokolove, Chenghua Han, Faraidoon Pundole, Jason Hoang Mai
  • Tandem Sub for Self-Orienting Perforating System
    Publication number: 20230265748
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a tandem sub to connect one or more perforating gun assemblies, having a rotational bearing mechanism lining the inner diameter in both ends to allow the charge tube assembly to rotate within the gun body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Bradley, Julio Cesar Veliz
  • Universal plug and play perforating gun tandem
    Patent number: 11732554
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a universal plug in cartridge detonator capability in box-by-box perforating guns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dyess, Jason Hoang Mai, Richard Wayne Bradley, Joshua Blake Howk
  • Directly initiated addressable power charge
    Patent number: 11719078
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detonating a power charge in downhole wellbore using a heating element embedded within the energetic material of the power charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Montoya Ashton, Richard Wayne Bradley, Christopher Brian Sokolove, Isaiah Acevedo, Johnny Covalt
  • Box by pin perforating gun system
    Patent number: 11674369
    Abstract: A box by pin perforating gun system using swaged down gun bodies, a removable cartridge to hold a detonator and switch, and an insulated charge holder as an electrical feed-through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Bradley, William Richard Collins, John W. Jordan, Andy Lane, Dale Langford, Charles Levine, Faraidoon Pundole
  • Tandem sub for self-orienting perforating system
    Patent number: 11674371
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a tandem sub to connect one or more perforating gun assemblies, having a rotational bearing mechanism lining the inner diameter in both ends to allow the charge tube assembly to rotate within the gun body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Bradley, Julio Cesar Veliz
  • Shaped charge retainer system
    Patent number: RE49910
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locking a detonating cord against a shaped charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: William Richard Collins, Debra Christine McDonald, Bradley Dean Schulte