Communications module for survey tool
US12012850B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/30
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A communication module for a survey tool assembly comprising: an outer housing, an inner body within the outer housing, an RF transceiver in the inner body, at least one coupling for coupling the communication module to a survey tool assembly, wherein the inner body comprises two or more apertures circumferentially arranged about the inner body, each aperture having: a) a length that allows propagation of RF signals to/from the RF transceiver, and b) a width such that the body has structural integrity to withstand: torsional forces due to rotation of a survey tool assembly and/or axial forces due to forces along the survey tool assembly.
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