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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:
Apr. 24, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Fuller, Penzance, Cornwall, GB;
Michael C Regan, Robinswood, Gloucester, GB;
Assignee:
Reed Tool Company, Ltd., London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175329 ; 761082 ; 175410 ;
Abstract
A rotary drill bit for use in drilling or coring holes in subsurface formations comprises a bit body having a shank for connection to a drill string, a plurality of cutting structures mounted at the surface of the bit body, and a passage in the bit body for supplying drilling fluid to the surface of the bit body for cooling and/or cleaning the cutting structures. The bit body is formed from steel, and each cutting structure comprises a cutting element, in the form of a unitary layer of thermally stable polycrystalline diamond material, brazed to a carrier received in a socket in the steel body of the bit.