Patent application title: INDUCTIVE COUPLER FOR DOWNHOLE TRANSMISSION LINE
Inventors:
Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, UT, US)
Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, UT, US)
IPC8 Class: AH01F3814FI
USPC Class:
1 1
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Publication date: 2022-08-25
Patent application number: 20220270817
Abstract:
An annular block of polymer comprising an inductive coupler assembly
configured to fit within a groove in the shoulder of a drill pipe joint.
The assembly comprises a ferrite channel arranged around the interior of
the block. At least one turn of a conductive wire is deposed within the
channel. The block comprises a bumper comprising jutting from the block.
The block comprises internal void openings adjacent its vertical side
surfaces. A void opening is disposed proximate the bumper. The block
further comprises an internal gasket partially extending from the bottom
surface of the block. The external portion of the gasket being formed to
fit within a gasket seat in the bottom of the groove. The wire passes
through the gasket as it exits the block. When the block is installed
into the groove, the gasket seals the wire and the block's components
from the downhole environment.Claims:
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