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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Greg Lockwood, Pearland, TX (US);
Thomas W. Oldham, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony Griffo, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David A. Conroy, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Greg Lockwood, Pearland, TX (US);
Thomas W. Oldham, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony Griffo, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David A. Conroy, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An insert for a drill bit that includes diamond particles disposed in a matrix material, wherein the diamond particles have a contiguity of 15% or less is disclosed. A method of forming a diamond-impregnated cutting structure, that includes loading a plurality of substantially uniformly coated diamond particles into a mold cavity, pre-compacting the substantially uniformly coated diamond particles using a cold-press cycle, and heating the compacted, substantially uniformly coated diamond particles with a matrix material to form the diamond impregnated cutting structure is also disclosed.