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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:
Nov. 10, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1986
Michael T Wardley, Stroud, GB;
David N Shirley-Fisher, Cheltenham, GB;
NL Petroleum Products Limited, Gloucestershire, GB;
Abstract
A cutter assembly, for a rotary drill bit, comprises a generally cylindrical stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end thereof, with a plane surface inclined at an angle of less than 90.degree. to the longitudinal axis of the stud, and a preform cutting element mounted on the inclined surface. The dimensions of the cutting element, and its location on the inclined surface, are such that no part of the cutting element projects beyond the peripheral surface of the stud as viewed axially thereof. The cutting element may be so shaped and located that it initially projects beyond the peripheral surface of the stud, the projecting portions subsequently being removed, for example by grinding.