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Perforating gun and alignment assembly

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  • Patent Grant
  • D921858
  • Patent Number
    D921,858
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, October 20, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 8, 2021
    3 years ago
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Abstract
Description


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



FIG. 2 is a front, bottom perspective view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a front elevated view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 4 is a rear elevated view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 5 is a left-side elevated view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 6 is a right-side elevated view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the perforating gun and alignment assembly of FIG. 1.


The broken lines consisting of dashes show an environment that forms no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • We claim the ornamental design of a perforating gun and alignment assembly, as shown and described.
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Continuations (1)
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Parent 16272326 Feb 2019 US
Child 16511495 US
Continuation in Parts (2)
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Parent 29729981 Mar 2020 US
Child 29755354 US
Parent 16511495 Jul 2019 US
Child 29729981 US