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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Eric D. Archer, Pasadena, CA (US);
Xiaoqi Bao, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Stewart Sherrit, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/18 (2006.01); E21B 47/14 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/18 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); E21B 47/14 (2013.01); E21B 47/18 (2013.01); G10K 11/34 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of phased array acoustic communication devices are used to communicate data along a tubulation, such as a well. The phased array acoustic communication devices employ phased arrays of acoustic transducers, such as piezoelectric transducers, to direct acoustic energy in desired directions along the tubulation. The system is controlled by a computer-based controller. Information, including data and commands, is communicated using digital signaling.