Patent ID: 7064676
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: E21B,F16L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A plurality of drill pipes, each drill pipe comprising; a first inductive coupler comprising and Archimedean coil inserted in a non-electrically conductive core, detachably assembled within a first groove in a first end of the drill pipe, and a second inductive coupler comprising a second Archimedean coil inserted in a second non-electrically conductive core, detachably assembled within a second groove in a second end of the drill pipe, the first and second inductive couplers in electrical communication; wherein the first inductive coupler at the first end of one of the plurality of drill pipes is cooperatively arranged to be in magnetic, but not in electrical communication with the second inductive coupler at the second end of another of the plurality of drill pipes.