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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323964 | Non-contact power system with load and gap detection A non-contact power system transfers power and signals simultaneously. The signals control the non-contact power system. And an operational frequency is operated on a resonant frequency so that there is no voltage alternating on power switch and power loss is reduce... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291303 | Method for bonding a transmission line to a downhole tool An apparatus for bonding a transmission line to the central bore of a downhole tool includes a pre-formed interface for bonding a transmission line to the inside diameter of a downhole tool. The pre-formed interface includes a first surface that substantially confor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291028 | Actuated electric connection A downhole connection in a tool string has a first transmission path in a first tubular component and a second transmission path in a second tubular component coaxial with the first tubular component. The first transmission path has an electrically conductive pin at... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274990 | Downhole library of master wavelets for VSP-while-drilling applications A controllable seismic source is used in a seismic-while-drilling system for obtaining VSP data. Coded information is sent downhole about the signal generated by said controllable source. The information about the seismic source is used for reconstructing the source... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261162 | Subsea communications system A subsea communications module includes an interface to communicate with a surface facility over a communications link using a packet-based protocol. The communications link can be implemented with a fiber optic line, wire-based line, and/or other types of communica... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253671 | Apparatus and method for compensating for clock drift in downhole drilling components A precise downhole clock that compensates for drift includes a prescaler configured to receive electrical pulses from an oscillator. The prescaler is configured to output a series of clock pulses. The prescaler outputs each clock pulse after counting a preloaded num... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7212078 | Method and assembly for providing impedance matching network and network assembly An impedance matching network and network assembly employ one or more variable inductive elements, wherein one or more of the variable inductive elements includes a high temperature ferrite core, a helical coil, and a means for physically translating the magnetic co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7180825 | Downhole telemetry system for wired tubing A communications system employing discrete multi-tone (“DMT”) modulated signals on a communications channel formed by inductively-coupled pipe. In one embodiment, the communications system includes a string of wired pipe joints that couple a transmitter to a rec... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159654 | Apparatus identification systems and methods A member having a body, the body having two spaced-apart ends, wave energizable identification apparatus which, in one aspect, is radio frequency identification apparatus with integrated circuit apparatus and antenna apparatus on the exterior of the body, and encase... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157820 | Resolver Plurality of air gaps are formed in a torus-shaped stator body of the resolver. If a straight line were drawn from a center point of the stator body toward the outside in the radial direction of the stator body and the straight line were rotated 360 degrees about th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142480 | Seismic data acquisition system A seismic survey system having remote acquisition modules (RAMs) for acquiring seismic signals and communicating with a central recording system (CRU) via a network of cables, other RAMs, and line tap units (LTUs), arranged in a matrix of receiver lines and base lin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114970 | Electrical conducting system A generally tubular drill string has a conductive path over a plurality of drill pipe section (10). Each drill pipe section has a first end and a second end, and a wall, and the first end has a first radial sealing surfaces (11) and the second end has ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091810 | Element of an inductive coupler An element for an inductive coupler in a downhole component comprises magnetically conductive material, which is disposed in a recess in annular housing. The magnetically conductive material forms a generally circular trough. The circular trough comprises an outer g... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066750 | Connection piece for a fluid line A connection member for a fluid line (2) defining a fluid duct (5) with stranded signal conductors (7a and 7b) in the wall (4) thereof for the transmission of electrical signals. The connection member has a female soc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053788 | Transducer for downhole drilling components A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintai... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025130 | Methods and apparatus to control downhole tools The present invention generally provides a downhole tool with an improved means of transmitting data to and from the tool through the use of wired pipe capable of transmitting a signal and/or power between the surface of the well and any components in a drill string... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019665 | Polished downhole transducer having improved signal coupling Apparatus and methods to improve signal coupling in downhole inductive transmission elements to reduce the dispersion of magnetic energy at the tool joints and to provide consistent impedance and contact between transmission elements located along the drill string. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005771 | Variable reluctance resolver A variable reluctance resolver is provided with an output winding having a reduced effect from externally introduced leakage magnetic flux. A variable reluctance resolver is provided with a resolver excitation winding and a resolver output winding wrapped around mul... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002445 | Loaded transducer for downhole drilling components A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintai... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935194 | Dual resolver device A dual resolver device that includes a first resolver having a first rotary shaft, and a second resolver having a second rotary shaft, wherein the absolute value of a difference between a shaft angle multiple of the first resolver and a shaft angle multiple of the s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6909205 | Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom A motor allowing multiple degrees of output freedom includes a stator having an interior surface forming at least a portion of a sphere or curved surface and first and second substantially orthogonally positioned stator coils wound on the interior surface. A rotor i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906700 | 3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897756 | Apparatus with two components being movable relative to each other and a device for simultaneous transfer of electric power and information between these components The invention relates to an apparatus with a device for simultaneous transfer of electrical power and information between two components being movable to each other and preferably comprising a stationary and a movable component. According to the invention the appara... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6891460 | Rotor transformer positioning mechanism and operating method therefor A rotor transformer positioning mechanism permitting automatic positioning of a rotor transformer, having a first winding, relative to a rotor stack, having a second winding, mounted on a common rotary shaft to thereby permit a crossover having a predetermined lengt... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6717501 | Downhole data transmission system A system for transmitting data through a string of down-hole components. In accordance with one aspect, the system includes a plurality of downhole components, such as sections of pipe in a drill string. Each downhole component includes a pin end and a box end, with... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6670880 | Downhole data transmission system A system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In one aspect, the system includes first and second magnetically conductive, electrically insulating elements at both ends of the component. Each element includes a first U-shaped tro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6614135 | Apparatus for generating electromagnetic radiation directed at certain targets An apparatus for generating electromagnetic pulses includes circuitry comprising an induction coil having a silver anode projecting into the coil. Moveable silver mass elements are adjustably mounted on the anode. The circuitry is immersed in liquid hydro... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6445311 | Inductive joystick A multi-dimensional position sensor includes at least three curved triangular-shaped sense inductors and a movable shaft that incorporates a conductive material. The distance of the movable shaft from the sense inductors varies as the shaft is moved in a ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6404320 | Method for adjusting the inductance of an inductor Disclosed is a method for adjusting the inductance of an inductor at least including a bobbin, a first magnetic member having a concavity on a side wall thereof, and a second magnetic member having a protrusion at a first end thereof for preventing the se... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6254738 | Use of variable impedance having rotating core to control coil sputter distribution Variable reactances in an impedance-matching box for an RF coil, in a plasma deposition system for depositing a film of sputtered target material on a substrate, can be varied by rotating inductor cores during the deposition process so that the RF coil an... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6222436 | Axial movement linear gauging head A linear gauging head, or cartridge head, comprises a casing, a spindle movable with respect to the casing along a longitudinal axis, a feeler coupled to a first end of the spindle and a differential position transducer with windings, fixed with respect t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6087919 | Axial movement linear gauging head A linear gauging head, or cartridge head, comprises a casing (1), a spindle (10) movable with respect to the casing along a longitudinal axis, a feeler (12) coupled to a first end of the spindle and a differential position transducer with windings (13, 14... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5903205 | Induction-type rotational position detecting device A group of secondary windings are distributively provided on a stator over a predetermined range, and the respective inductance of the secondary windings in the group is set in such a manner to present predetermined inductance distribution. A rotor has an... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5701114 | Rotary variable differential transformers A Rotary Variable Differential Transformer, having a short axial length, small diameter, and a wide angle, linear output range, is provided. The Rotary Variable Differential Transformer (RVDT) comprised of a housing, a hollow cylindrical coil form made of... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5596469 | Apparatus for limiting high current electrical faults in distribution networks by use of superconducting excitation in transverse flux magnetic circuit An electrical fault limiter having first, second, third, and fourth magnetic cores. The first magnetic core opposes the second magnetic core and is adjacent to the third magnetic core. The fourth magnetic core opposes the third magnetic core and is adjace... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5572178 | Rotary transformer A rotary transformer for aircraft deicing apparatus, the transformer including a primary winding adjacent a laminated primary core, and a secondary winding adjacent a laminated secondary core; at least one of the cores being rotatable with respect to the ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 4855704 | Joystick for generating electric control signals A joystick for generating electric control signals comprises the following components: a housing, an operating rod, a universal joint for the operating rod, sensors and an element acting upon these in a positionally dependent manner. The distance of the e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4835431 | Transformer and synchronous machine with stationary field winding A multi-phase electrical transformer includes a rotor-stator structure that provides varying-reluctance magnetic-field paths in which the magnetic fields pass through plural stator cores on which phased primary and secondary windings are mounted and throu... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4806863 | Eddy current apparatus including cylindrical coil with flux concentrator for high resolution detection of flaws in conductive objects Apparatus for testing for flaws in conductive objects which includes a coil of electrically conducting wire and an associated flux concentrator of electromagnetically active material which is disposed radially from the coil, sized and shaped to provide a ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4761724 | Transformer coupling for transmitting direct current through a barrier The transmission system for transmitting direct current from an energy source on one side of an electrical and mechanical barrier to a load on the other side of the barrier utilizes a transformer comprising a primary core on one side of the transformer an... | 08/02/1988 |
