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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Epiroc Drilling Tools Aktiebolag, Fagersta, SE;
Inventors:
Göran Stenberg, Fagersta, SE;
Henrik Sundberg, Örebro, SE;
Assignee:
EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG, Fagersta, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/006 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of drill tool identification. More particularly, it relates to a drill tool and a system configured for such drill tool identification. The drill tool includes a machined marking on a perimeter surface, wherein the machined marking is positioned on a segment of the perimeter surface and includes a matrix of indentations having predetermined column and row positions to convey an identity of the drill tool, and wherein the machined marking is optically readable from a plurality of single directions when mounted in a drill rig.