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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

David Santoso, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Randall LeBlanc, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure can relate to an adapter for power and communication connections between electronic devices in a drill string. In embodiments, the adapter can include a first terminal configured to couple with an output terminal of a first tool and a second terminal configured to couple with an input terminal of a second tool. The adapter can further include a power converter that adjusts a voltage received at the first terminal and supplies the adjusted voltage to the second terminal and a communications adapter that converts a signal format of a communications signal received at the first terminal to a second signal format for the second terminal.


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