Communicative coupler for a well system
AssigneeIntelliServ, Inc.
InventorRobert John DeCosta, Jr.
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Abstract
A communicative coupler for a tubular member including a hub having a longitudinal hub axis and a chamber disposed therein, a coil disposed in the hub for electromagnetically communicating with a coil of the tubular member, a shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, a first end, and a second end, wherein the second end of the shaft is pivotally coupled to the hub, and a positioning assembly disposed in the chamber of the hub that engages the second end of the shaft, and wherein the positioning assembly is configured to allow the longitudinal shaft axis to become laterally offset from the longitudinal hub axis.
Claims24
A communicative coupler for a tubular member, comprising:
- a hub having a longitudinal hub axis and a chamber disposed therein;
- a coil disposed in the hub for electromagnetically communicating with a coil of the tubular member;
- a shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, a first end, and a second end, wherein the second end of the shaft is pivotally coupled to the hub;
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- a positioning assembly disposed in the chamber of the hub that engages the second end of the shaft, and wherein the positioning assembly is configured to allow the longitudinal shaft axis to become laterally offset from the longitudinal hub axis.
A communicative coupler for a tubular member, comprising:
- a hub having a chamber disposed therein and an internal surface;
- a coil disposed in the hub for electromagnetically communicating with a coil of the tubular member;
- a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the shaft is pivotally coupled to the hub;
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- a positioning assembly disposed in the chamber, wherein the positioning assembly is configured to slidingly engage the second end of the shaft and the internal surface of the hub.
A well system, comprising:
- an elevator coupled to a drilling rig, wherein the elevator is configured to support a tubular member;
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- a communicative coupler coupled to the tubular member, comprising:
- a hub having a longitudinal hub axis and a chamber disposed therein;
- a coil disposed in the hub for electromagnetically communicating with a coil of the tubular member;
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- a shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, a first end, and a second end, wherein the second end of the shaft comprises a ball and is pivotally coupled to the hub;
- wherein the ball of the shaft is permitted to displace laterally respective the longitudinal hub axis of the hub within the chamber of the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.