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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:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael L. Doster, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Huges Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/046 ;
Abstract
An earth-boring drill bit of the rolling cutter type has cutting elements press fitted into mating holes in the cutter. Each of the cutting elements has a tungsten carbide cylindrical base and a cutting end protruding from the base. A diamond cap is bonded to the cutting end. A plurality of flats are formed in the conical sidewall surrounding the apex. The flats are identical to each other and have oval perimeters. Portions of the perimeters are contiguous with adjacent flats to create sharp edges.