Patent ID: 11885183
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. An inductive coupler and method for a downhole tool, comprising:
an annular magnetically conductive and electrically insulating, MCEI, U-shaped mold comprising segments forming an annular channel comprising a first perforation through a selected segment and one or more second perforations through additional segments;
an annular electrically conducting molten metal being cast within the annular channel forming an ingot within the annular channel;
the ingot comprising a first end and a second end, wherein
a first closed-end blind socket in the ingot adjacent the first end is aligned with the first perforation in the selected segment and one or more second closed-end blind sockets in the ingot are aligned with the one or more second perforations in the additional segments.