Patents by Inventor Stephane Thobois

Stephane Thobois has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9725964
    Abstract: A tubular component for oil exploration includes an electromagnetic half-coupler that can be coupled to a half-coupler of another tubular component to allow data transmission, wherein an end portion of the tubular component includes a housing accommodating the half-coupler, the half-coupler including a coupling element and an annular armature for the coupling element, the coupling element including an annular body formed from a material with a high magnetic permeability and an electrical conductor having turns, the armature including a first portion and a second portion configured to accommodate the coupling element, the armature being partially surrounded by an isolating and impervious material to protect the half-coupler against infiltration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: VALLOUREC DRILLING PRODUCTS FRANCE
    Inventors: Francois Millet, Yvan Boudey, Stephane Thobois
  • Publication number: 20140174715
    Abstract: A tubular component for oil exploration includes an electromagnetic half-coupler that can be coupled to a half-coupler of another tubular component to allow data transmission, wherein an end portion of the tubular component includes a housing accommodating the half-coupler, the half-coupler including a coupling element and an annular armature for the coupling element, the coupling element including an annular body formed from a material with a high magnetic permeability and an electrical conductor having turns, the armature including a first portion and a second portion configured to accommodate the coupling element, the armature being partially surrounded by an isolating and impervious material to protect the half-coupler against infiltration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: VAM DRILLING FRANCE
    Inventors: Francois Millet, Yvan Boudey, Stephane Thobois