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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Baker Hughes Holdings Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen Duffy, Spring, TX (US);
Michael T. Savage, Magnolia, TX (US);
James Andy Oxford, Magnolia, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Holding LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes a method of forming a body of an earth-boring downhole tool. A mold is formed that has at least one interior surface defining a mold cavity within the mold. The mold cavity has a shape corresponding to a shape of the body of the earth-boring downhole tool to be formed therein. At least one insert is formed that includes particles of hard-phase material and a binder material using an additive manufacturing process. The at least one insert is positioned within the mold cavity. Additional particles of hard-phase material are provided within the mold cavity, and the additional particles of hard-phase material are infiltrated with molten metal, thus sintering and/or infiltrating the at least one insert to form the body of the earth-boring downhole tool. The resulting body of the earth-boring downhole tool includes the sintered and/or infiltrated at least one insert.