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Wired drill pipe cable connector system

US8662188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2009
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49174
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A technique facilitates the conveyance of signals along a drill pipe. A cable system is combined with the drill pipe and attached along the drill pipe to convey signals. The cable system may comprise a conductive cable, a cable retention system, a cable termination, and a cable connector coupled to the conductive cable at the cable termination.

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