Patent ID: 8378842
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A downhole tool string component, comprising: a tubular body having a first tool joint adapted for connection to a first adjacent tool string component, a second tool joint spaced apart from the first tool joint and adapted for connection to a second adjacent tool string component, and a through-bore extending from the first tool joint to the second tool joint; a sleeve disposed about the tubular body, the sleeve having an outer surface with a blind-hole formed therein; a processing unit disposed between the outer surface and the tubular body; an electronic device disposed in the blind hole; and a conductive medium selected from the group consisting of an electrically conductive medium and an optically conductive medium, the conductive medium coupling the electronic device with the processing unit, the conductive medium having a self-aligning pattern having a periphery and a center, wherein the periphery is adapted to seat prior to the center when the electronic device is inserted into the blind-hole and the conductive medium couples the electronic device and the processing unit.