Patent ID: 6992554
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: E21B,F16L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A data transmission element for downhole components, comprising: a generally U-shaped annular housing having an inner wall undercut proximate its open end; a generally U-shaped MCEI element comprising an inner wall, an outer wall; and an open end, an outer wall recess proximate the open end and an inner wall protrusion defining the open end; the MCEI element being disposed within the annular housing such that the inner wall of the annular housing and the outer wall of the MCEI element form a gap and the recess is generally opposite the undercut forming a pocket wider than the gap there between; an insulated conductor being disposed within the MCEI element; wherein the gap, the pocket, and the MCEI element are filled with a polymer such that the polymer affixes the MCEI element within the generally U-shaped annular housing and the insulated conductor within the MCEI element.