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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
H. Tracy Hall, Provo, UT (US);
David Pixton, Lehi, UT (US);
Scott Dahlgren, Provo, UT (US);
Cameron Sneddon, Provo, UT (US);
Michael Briscoe, Lehi, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
H. Tracy Hall, Provo, UT (US);
David Pixton, Lehi, UT (US);
Scott Dahlgren, Provo, UT (US);
Cameron Sneddon, Provo, UT (US);
Michael Briscoe, Lehi, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
IntelliServ, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintains reliable connectivity between transmission elements, thereby providing an uninterrupted flow of information between drill string components. A transmission element is mounted within a recess proximate a mating surface of a downhole drilling component, such as a section of drill pipe. To close gaps present between transmission elements, transmission elements may be biased with a 'spring force,' urging them closer together.