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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Daryl Pritchard, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Inventors:
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Daryl Pritchard, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a drill bit, a tip on a bit body configured to contact a formation when the drill bit is utilized to cut into the formation, and a spring coupled to the tip. The apparatus also includes a sensor coupled to the spring and configured to provide signals corresponding to the displacement of the tip when the tip is in contact with the formation.