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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth R. Evans, Spring, TX (US);
Jeremy Todd Townsend, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Cecil Schandorf, Cypress, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole sensor apparatus may include a first surface at a first end of the downhole sensor apparatus, a sensor coupled to the downhole sensor apparatus, and an exterior surface at a second, opposite end of the downhole sensor apparatus. The downhole sensor apparatus is configured to be inserted into a recess of a drill string component such that the first surface is adjacent an interior surface within the recess. The exterior surface of the downhole sensor apparatus is configured to receive external pressure that results in a force that transfers through the downhole sensor apparatus to an interface defined by a contact area between the first surface and the interior surface. The contact area of the interface is smaller than the exterior surface. Drill string components, such as earth-boring and downhole tools, incorporating such a downhole sensor apparatus and methods of using same are also disclosed.