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Wired pipe coupler connector

US9768546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

5Claims

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Assignee

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC · US

Inventors

Stephan Mueller · Celle, DE
Rene Schulz · Rabenau, DE
Robert Buda · Celle, DE
Henning Rahn · Braunschweig, DE
Ingo Roders · Seelze, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2015
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01F2038/146
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector for use in connecting a communication element to a transmission line in a wired pipe segment includes a first female end adapted to surround and make electrical contact with a coupler connection that extends away from a communication element of the coupler; a second female end adapted to receive an inner conductor of a coaxial cable; and an inner connection element formed on an inner surface of the connector adapted to electrically connect the coupler connection and the inner conductor, the inner connection element formed such that it does not completely surround at least one of the inner conductor and the coupler connection.

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