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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael George Azar, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Scott D. McDonough, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01); E21B 10/54 (2006.01); E21B 10/26 (2006.01); E21B 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/54 (2013.01); E21B 10/26 (2013.01); E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 2010/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole cutting tool may include tool body; a first blade extending from the tool body; a plurality of cutting elements attached to the first blade, the plurality of cutting elements comprising at least two types of cutting elements, wherein the first blade extends from the tool body to a first height adjacent a first type of cutting element and a second height, different from the first height, adjacent a second type of cutting element.