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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:
Feb. 26, 2008

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2006
Applicants:

Jeffrey B. Lasater, Houston, TX (US);

Ronald G. Earles, Houston, TX (US);

John R. Hardin, Houston, TX (US);

Imran Vehra, Houston, TX (US);

Randal T. Beste, Houston, TX (US);

Sergei Sharonov, Houston, TX (US);

Michael W. Holcombe, Houston, TX (US);

Mark A. Sitka, Houston, TX (US);

Richard T. Hay, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey B. Lasater, Houston, TX (US);

Ronald G. Earles, Houston, TX (US);

John R. Hardin, Houston, TX (US);

Imran Vehra, Houston, TX (US);

Randal T. Beste, Houston, TX (US);

Sergei Sharonov, Houston, TX (US);

Michael W. Holcombe, Houston, TX (US);

Mark A. Sitka, Houston, TX (US);

Richard T. Hay, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An inductive coupling system including a mandrel and an inner sleeve and outer housing that surround and rotate relative to the mandrel. The system also includes a mandrel electronics system and a housing electronics system that communicate electronically using a mandrel inductive coupler and a housing inductive coupler. The mandrel electronics system may also communicate with equipment on the surface. Alternatively, the system may include a mandrel and first and second mandrel electronics systems in different mandrel sections. The first and second mandrel electronics systems communicate electronically using a mandrel inductive coupler. Also alternatively, the system may include a mandrel and an inner sleeve and outer housing that surround and rotate relative to the mandrel. The system also includes a mandrel electronics system and a housing electronics system that communicate electronically using a housing inductive coupler.


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