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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:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Zhou Yong, Spring, TX (US);
Sike Xia, Houston, TX (US);
Sharath Kolachalam, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 32/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a carbide composite that includes providing a mixture of carbide particles and a metallic binder in a container; sintering the container contents at a first processing condition having a pressure of less than about 45,000 psi; and sintering the container contents at a second processing condition having a pressure of greater than about 100,000 psi is disclosed.