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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Nolan C. Lerche, Houston, TX (US);
James E. Brooks, Manvel, TX (US);
Charles Cameron Abnet, Waltham, MA (US);
Clarence H. Chui, Emeryville, CA (US);
Stuart B. Brown, Needham, MA (US);
Nolan C. Lerche, Houston, TX (US);
James E. Brooks, Manvel, TX (US);
Charles Cameron Abnet, Waltham, MA (US);
Clarence H. Chui, Emeryville, CA (US);
Stuart B. Brown, Needham, MA (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corp., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole tool includes a device to be activated by electrical energy and a micro-switch that includes conductors and an element between the first and second conductors selected from the group consisting of: a dielectric element capable of being modulated to provide a conductive path in response to receipt of electrical energy; and an element moveable in response to application of an electrical energy. The micro-switch may be formed of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology or microelectronics technology.