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Electrical transmission apparatus through rotating tubular members

US7168510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2004
Grant dateJan 30, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B17/0283
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for the communication of power or data signals across the rotating gap of two tubular members, such as the stator and rotor of a mud motor, and between said rotating members of a drill string through inductive couplers located axially along the drill string.

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