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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. 08, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Camco Drilling Group Limited, Stonehouse, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175432 ;
Abstract
A preform cutting element, for use on a rotary drill bit, includes a facing table of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a tungsten carbide substrate, a cutting edge being formed by part of the peripheral surface of the facing table. The rear surface of the facing table is integrally formed with a plurality of spaced elongate ribs which project into the substrate, at least the majority of the ribs being located in the vicinity of the cutting edge. The ribs may intersect the cutting edge and extend only part way across the facing table from the cutting edge. The ribs may vary in width and/or depth.