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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. 03, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen R Jurewicz, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Tool Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
761082 ; 76DI / ; 76DI / ;
Abstract
In an improved single piece earth boring bit of the type having a body including a solid bit face on one end and a shank on the opposite end for connection in a drill string, an improved cutting structure having diamond filled compacts used as a wear resistant inserts. The improved compacts have hard metal jackets and integrally formed diamond cores. The improved compacts are advantageously used as wear resistant inserts in the gage and heel rows of the bit.