Patent ID: 8550186

Claim:
A downhole steering tool configured to operate in a borehole, the steering tool comprising: a shaft; an electronics module physically and electrically connected to a hydraulics module, the electronics module and the hydraulics module being deployed about the shaft and configured to rotate with respect to the shaft; the hydraulics module including a plurality of blades deployed on a blade housing, the blades disposed to extend and retract radially outward from and inward towards the housing, the hydraulics module further including a first threaded end having a plurality of grooves formed therein; the electronics module including a controller configured to control said extension and retraction of the blades, the electronics module further including a second threaded end configured to be threadably connected with the first threaded end, the second threaded end including a plurality of slots formed therein; and wherein corresponding ones of the grooves and slots become circumferentially aligned with one another when the first and second ends are threaded together, said circumferentially aligned grooves and slots forming corresponding pockets in which electrical connections are made between the electronics and hydraulics modules.