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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfields Operations, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Morin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Xu Huang, Spring, TX (US);
Ahmed Hanafy, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/18 (2006.01); E21B 10/60 (2006.01); E21B 10/61 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/18 (2013.01); E21B 10/60 (2013.01); E21B 10/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nozzle or use in an earth-boring tool includes an inlet having a first size. The nozzle further includes an outlet having a second size different from the first size of the inlet. The nozzle also includes a fluid passage defined in the nozzle from the inlet to the outlet. The fluid passage includes a transition region configured to transition the fluid passage from the first size of the inlet to the second size of the outlet. The transition region includes a first arc curving inward and a second arc curving outward.