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`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
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`CPC
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`( 2013.01 ) ; E21B 43/11855 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`( Continued )
`( 58 ) Field of Classification Search
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`CPC
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`( Continued )
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`CA
`CN
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`( 54 ) PERFORATION GUN COMPONENTS AND
`SYSTEM
`( 71 ) Applicant : DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH ,
`Troisdorf ( DE )
`( 72 ) Inventors : Frank Haron Preiss , Bonn ( DE ) ; Liam
`McNelis , Bonn ( DE ) ; Eric Mulhern ,
`Edmonton ( CA ) ; Thilo Scharf ,
`Letterkenny ( IE ) ; David C. Parks ,
`Calgary ( CA )
`( 73 ) Assignee : DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH ,
`Troisdorf ( DE )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 0 days .
`( 21 ) Appl . No .: 16 / 585,790
`Sep. 27 , 2019
`( 22 ) Filed :
`( 65 )
`Prior Publication Data
`Jan. 30 , 2020
`US 2020/0032626 A1
`
`( * ) Notice :
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`( 60 ) Continuation of application No. 16 / 359,540 , filed on
`Mar. 20 , 2019 , now Pat . No. 10,472,938 , which is a
`( Continued )
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`( 30 )
`( CA )
`Jul . 18 , 2013
`2821506
`( 51 ) Int . Ci .
`E21B 43/1185
`F42D 1/02
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`( 2006.01 )
`( 2006.01 )
`( Continued )
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`Dynaenergetics , Selection Perforating Switch , Product Information
`Sheet , May 27 , 2011 , 1 pg .
`( Continued )
`Primary Examiner Joshua T Semick
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm — Moyles IP , LLC
`( 57 )
`ABSTRACT
`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 sys
`tem .
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`21 Claims , 18 Drawing Sheets
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