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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Michael G. Azar, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bala Durairajan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cutting tool may includes a tool body; a plurality of blades extending from the tool body; and a plurality of non-planar cutting elements disposed along each of the plurality of blades, the plurality of non-planar cutting elements form a cutting profile, in a rotated view of the plurality of non-planar cutting elements into a single plane, the cutting profile including a cone region, a nose region, a shoulder region, and a gage region. The plurality of non-planar cutting elements include a first shape in at least one of the cone region, nose region, shoulder region, and gage region, and a second, different shape in at least one other region.