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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. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ian E Clark, Camberley, Surrey, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1754051 ; 761082 ; 175430 ; 175431 ; 175432 ;
Abstract
A novel form of drill bit is disclosed. The bit (30) comprises a bit body having a leading face (32) and gauge surface (44, 46). Cutting inserts (32, 34, 36) are set into the bit body, each cutting insert being in the form of a segment of a composite PCD (polycrystalline diamond) or PCBN (polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) composite. Thus each insert has a PCD or PCBN compact (40) carried by a carbide backing (42). The PCD or PCBN compact of each insert is exposed at the leading face or at the gauge surface to perform an axial cutting or gauge maintenance function during drilling.