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Inductive couplers for use in a downhole environment

  • US 9,000,873 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2011
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inductive coupler for use in a downhole environment, the inductive coupler comprising:

  • a body defining a cavity;

    magnetic material positioned in the cavity;

    a coil adjacent the magnetic material, the coil formed with a number of turns of wire, the number being at least 200 turns of wire; and

    a first metal cover coupled to the body to enclose the cavity, the metal cover being electrically coupled to the body to form a substantially contiguous electrically conductive surface surrounding the cavity.

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