Perforating gun assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a perforating gun assembly showing an embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left-side elevated view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right-side elevated view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevated view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevated view of the perforating gun assembly of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-section view of the perforating gun assembly taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 6 while in a usage state.

The broken lines consisting of dashes show an environment that forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines consisting of a double-dot/dash pattern show a boundary of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design of a perforating gun assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1028181
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 2020
Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
Assignee: DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH (Kaiserstrasse)
Inventors: Thilo Scharf (Letterkenny), Christian Eitschberger (Munich)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan E Fiencke
Application Number: 29/758,075
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262); Fitting (10) (D23/259)