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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:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Sullivan, Katy, TX (US);
Thomas M. Redlinger, Houston, TX (US);
Hubert E. Halford, Rosharon, TX (US);
Thomas F. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Sullivan, Katy, TX (US);
Thomas M. Redlinger, Houston, TX (US);
Hubert E. Halford, Rosharon, TX (US);
Thomas F. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for milling an item in a wellbore. The method and apparatus including providing a milling tool having one or more blades which are geometrically configured to resist deflection by distributing cutting forces in multiple directions.