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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1998
Louis H. Rorden, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ashok Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
James V. Leggett, III, Houston, TX (US);
Frank Lindsay Gibbons, Houston, TX (US);
Steven C. Owens, Katy, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A transducer is described especially for use in providing acoustic transmission in a borehole. The transducer includes a multiple number of magnetic circuit gaps and electrical windings that have been found to provide the power necessary for acoustic operation in borehole while still meeting the stringent dimensional criteria necessitated by boreholes. Various embodiments conforming to the design are described. Moreover, the invention includes transition and reflector sections, as well as a directional coupler and resonator arrangement particularly adapted for borehole acoustic communication.