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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles M Thompson, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
Reed Tool Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175329 ; 175410 ;
Abstract
A metal matrix (53) of a blade (30) on a drag-type rotary drill bit (10) is formed about a plurality of diamond cutting elements (56) so that the entire surface areas of the cutting faces (62) are exposed and engage the formation to be cut in a drilling operation. The cutting elements (56) are secured by a mechanical interlocking bond or attachment (68, 70) between the cutting elements (56) and matrix (53) without utilizing the cutting faces (62) for securement.