Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140144537 | WIRED PIPE COUPLER CONNECTOR - A method of forming a wired pipe transmission line includes: providing an assembly that includes an inner conductor surrounded by an insulating material; attaching a fixation element to the assembly at or near an end thereof; providing a tubular outer conductor; disposing the assembly and the fixation element within the outer conductor; and fixedly attaching the fixation element to the inner portion of the tubular outer conductor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140144614 | WIRED PIPE COUPLER CONNECTOR - A wired pipe coupler that carries at least a data signal includes a carrier having a plurality of electrical components disposed therein and one or more antennas supported by and spaced from the carrier, the one or more antennas being electrically coupled to the carrier through respective ones of the plurality of electrical components. | 05-29-2014 |
20140352941 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR WIRED PIPE - A wired pipe system includes a wired pipe segment having a first end and a second end, a first coupler in the first end and a second coupler in the second end and a transmission line disposed in the wired pipe segment between the first and second ends. The transmission line includes a transmission cable that includes an inner conductor and an insulating material disposed about the inner conductor as well as a a wire channel surrounding the insulating material and the inner conductor for at least a portion of a length of the transmission cable. The wire channel and the insulating material are mated together by at least one mating feature. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374167 | ELECTRONICS FRAME WITH SHAPE MEMORY SEAL ELEMENTS - An electronics frame for a wired pipe drill string, including a housing arranged to be disposed within the wired pipe drill string. The housing includes a chamber formed therein and one or more electronic components disposed in the chamber. A shape memory element is disposed in the chamber. The shape memory element is transitionable in response to a transition stimulus between a first shape permitting positioning within the chamber and a second shape sealingly engagable with the housing to isolate the one or more electronic components from fluid. A method of isolating an electronic component is also included. | 12-25-2014 |
20150060041 | ELECTRONIC FRAME FOR USE WITH COUPLED CONDUIT SEGMENTS - An electronic frame for use in a downhole component coupling mechanism in a segmented wired pipe system includes a first frame element including at least one retaining structure configured to retain an electronic component. The frame also includes a sealed chamber disposed in the frame element, the sealed chamber including inputs to receive input signals from communication elements and either couple the inputs together or direct the input signals to control electronics. | 03-05-2015 |
20150194239 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR WIRED PIPE - A wired pipe transmission line for disposal in a wired pipe segment. The line includes an assembly including an inner conductor and an insulating material surrounding the inner conductor and a protective layer that is formed of a continuous portion of a starting material spirally around the assembly. | 07-09-2015 |
20150204143 | WIRED PIPE EROSION REDUCTION - A wired pipe segment includes an inner bore extending through the wired pipe segment and a transmission line channel forming a channel from outside the wired pipe segment to the inner bore and including an inlet into the inner bore. The inner bore includes a pocket formed in the inner bore proximate the inlet and an insert is disposed in the pocket that substantially fills the pocket. | 07-23-2015 |
20150226053 | REACTIVE MULTILAYER FOIL USAGE IN WIRED PIPE SYSTEMS - A sealed chamber for disposal in a wired pipe segment includes a base element, electronics supported in a chamber in the base element and a sealing layer that prevents the electronics inside the chamber from harmful gases and fluids, the sealing layer comprising a reactive multi-layer foil material (RMFM). | 08-13-2015 |