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US 12,747,663 B1Granted
Devices, systems, and methods for identifying a radial position of an expandable tool
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsNavish Makkar, Dwayne P. Terracina
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Abstract
An expandable tool may include a housing including an opening. An expandable tool may include an expandable block configured to extend through the opening, the expandable block including a first sensor element. An expandable tool may include a moving member located at a first end of the expandable block, the moving member including a second sensor element aligned with the first sensor element.
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An expandable tool, comprising:
- a housing including an opening;
- an expandable block configured to extend through the opening, the expandable block including a first sensor element;
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- a moving member located at a first end of the expandable block, the moving member including a second sensor element aligned with the first sensor element.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a sensor, a sensor measurement from an expandable tool, the sensor including a first sensor element and a second sensor element, the first sensor element located on an expandable block of the expandable tool and the second sensor element located on a moving member of the expandable tool, wherein the sensor measurement includes a relative position of the first sensor element with respect to the second sensor element;
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- identifying, based on the sensor measurement, a radial position of the expandable block with respect to a housing.
An expandable tool kit, comprising:
- an expandable block;
- a moving member configured to abut the expandable block;
- a first sensor element configured to be located in a block opening of the expandable block;
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- a second sensor element configured to be located in the moving member such that the first sensor element and the second sensor element are circumferentially aligned.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.