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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Grimes, Houston, TX (US);
Nathan S. Lockwood, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, HOUSTON, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/16 (2006.01); E21B 10/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/14 (2013.01); E21B 10/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earth-boring tool may include a tool body, at least one blade, and a roller cone pocket defined in the tool body adjacent the at least one blade. A surface of the roller cone pocket may define at least one protruding ridge. The earth-boring tool may further include a roller cone assembly disposed in the pocket. The roller cone assembly may include a plurality of inserts or teeth extending from a surface of the roller cone assembly. The at least one protruding ridge is located between longitudinally adjacent inserts or teeth.