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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Eckard Scholz, Eldingen, DE;
Thomas Kruspe, Wietzendorf, DE;
Eckard Scholz, Eldingen, DE;
Thomas Kruspe, Wietzendorf, DE;
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a drilling assembly is disclosed that in one embodiment includes a flow control device that further includes: a fluid flow path having an inlet and an outlet; an electromagnetic circuit that includes a closing member made from a soft magnetic or magnetic material as a part of the electromagnetic circuit, wherein the closing member moves from a first open position to a second closed position to close the fluid flow path to produce a pressure pulse in a fluid flowing through the fluid flow path when the electromagnetic circuit is formed.