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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Drew Mark Butler, Draper, UT (US);
Erik M. Gaugh, Park City, UT (US);
Todd A. Nevenner, Murray, UT (US);
Drew Mark Butler, Draper, UT (US);
Erik M. Gaugh, Park City, UT (US);
Todd A. Nevenner, Murray, UT (US);
Longyear TM, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Abstract
A method for making drill bits includes sequentially moving a plurality of drill bits through a belt furnace, and moving the drill bits to a cooling station using an automated device after the drill bits have moved through the belt furnace. A continuous process for making core drill bits may also include placing a drill bit on a belt of a belt furnace, transporting the drill bit through the furnace using the belt, removing the drill bit from the belt using an automated process, and cooling the drill bit.