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US 7,017,667 B2Granted
Drill string transmission line
AssigneeIntelliServ, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Hall, H. Tracy Hall, Jr., David S. Pixton, Kline Bradford, Joe Fox
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AssigneeIntelliServ, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Hall, H. Tracy Hall, Jr., David S. Pixton, Kline Bradford, Joe Fox
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A transmission line assembly for transmitting information along a downhole tool comprising a pin end, a box end, and a central bore traveling between the pin end and the box end, is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a protective conduit. A transmission line is routed through the protective conduit. The protective conduit is routed through the central bore and the ends of the protective conduit are routed through channels formed in the pin end and box end of the downhole tool. The protective conduit is elastically forced into a spiral or other non-linear path along the interior surface of the central bore by compressing the protective conduit to a length within the downhole tool shorter than the protective conduit.
A transmission line assembly for transmitting information along a downhole tool, the downhole tool comprising a pin end, a box end, and a central bore traveling between the pin end and the box end, the transmission line assembly comprising:
A method for routing a transmission line assembly through a drill tool having a pin end, a box end, and a central bore traveling between the pin end and the box end, the method comprising:
A method for forming a transmission line assembly for routing through a drill tool living a pin end, a box end, and a central bore traveling between the pin end and the box end, the method comprising:
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