US 11,913,767 B2
End plate for a perforating gun assembly
Shelby L. Sullivan, Minot, ND (US); Aaron Holmberg, Omaha, NE (US); and Nicholas Noel Kleinschmit, Omaha, NE (US)
Assigned to XConnect, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by XConnect, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,121.
Application 17/543,121 is a division of application No. 17/175,651, filed on Feb. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,293,737.
Application 17/175,651 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/164,531, filed on Feb. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,255,162.
Application 17/175,651 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/996,692, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,402,190.
Application 16/996,692 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/894,512, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,255,650.
Application 17/164,531 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/836,193, filed on Mar. 31, 2020, granted, now 10,914,145, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/987,743, filed on Mar. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,242, filed on Aug. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/845,692, filed on May 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0099423 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 43/117 (2006.01); E21B 43/1185 (2006.01); F42D 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC F42D 1/05 (2013.01) [E21B 43/1185 (2013.01); E21B 43/117 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end plate comprising:
a first end defining a first face;
a second end opposite the first end, and defining a second face;
an opening along the second face configured to receive an end of a ground pin;
a first through-opening and a second through-opening;
a first bulkhead residing in the first through-opening configured to closely receive a signal transmission pin, wherein the signal transmission pin is configured to transmit detonation signals through the end plate; and
a second bulkhead residing in the second through-opening configured to closely receive a detonator pin, wherein the detonator pin is configured to transmit the detonation signals back up through the end plate.