ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,240, issued on June 17.
"Downhole electromagnetic core assembly" was invented by Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic core assembly for power and data transmission in a tool string for downhole construction and production comprising an annular mesh housing defining an annular open channel. A magnetically conductive electrically insulating, MCEI, core is disposed within the annular open channel. An annular electrical conductor is imbedded within the MCEI core, the electrical conductor being connected to ground and to a cable running through a downhole tool. The mesh housing may be at least part...