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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Michael G. Azar, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/567 (2006.01); E21B 10/573 (2006.01); E21B 10/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/5673 (2013.01); E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 10/5735 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting tool has a tool body and at least one non-planar cutting element oriented at a forward rake angle on the top surface of the cutting tool. The at least one non-planar cutting element of the cutting tool has a grip region and a non-planar cutting end. A support of the cutting tool extends around at least a portion of a circumference of the grip region.