Patent ID: 11905762
Assignee: INTELLISERV, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 6:
7. A system for retaining an electromagnetic transmission line within a drill string component, the system comprising:
a drill string, the drill string comprising a drill string component comprising:
a bore having an internal surface,
a slot in the internal surface of the bore, and
a shoulder in the slot;

an electromagnetic transmission line receivable by the slot of the drill string component; and
a tension anchor engaged with the electromagnetic transmission line, the tension anchor comprising:
an inner sleeve crimped onto the electromagnetic transmission line;
an outer sleeve coupled with the inner sleeve, and
an electrical connector configured to electrically couple with the electromagnetic transmission line,
wherein the tension anchor is configured to engage the shoulder in the slot of the drill string component and hold tension in the electromagnetic transmission line in a state of the electromagnetic transmission line received by the slot.