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

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus for retaining an electromagnetic transmission line within a drill string component, the apparatus comprising:
a drill string component comprising:
a bore having an internal surface,
a slot in the internal surface of the bore, the slot being configured to receive an electromagnetic transmission line, and
a shoulder in the slot; and

a tension anchor configured to be engaged with the electromagnetic transmission line, the tension anchor comprising:
an inner sleeve configured to be crimped onto an outer diameter of the electromagnetic transmission line,
an outer sleeve configured to be coupled with the inner sleeve,
a spacer configured to be positioned between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve in a coupled state of the outer sleeve with the inner sleeve, and
an electrical connector configured to be electrically coupled with the electromagnetic transmission line,

wherein the tension anchor is further configured to be received in the slot in engagement with the shoulder.