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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01); F16L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2013.01); F16L 15/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An accessory is coupled to a body using a connection member inserted into a plurality of lateral recesses of a bore. The accessory includes a complementary connection mechanism to the connection member and is tightened in the bore with a torque. An example accessory is a nozzle for use with a drill bit. The nozzle includes threads and the drill bit includes a nozzle bore with lateral recesses. Partial thread segments are inserted into the lateral recesses, and the nozzle is threaded to the partial thread segments.