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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2008
Anton F. Zahradnik, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Don Q. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Terry J. Koltermann, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Aaron J. Dick, Houston, TX (US);
Scott S. Shu, Spring, TX (US);
Anton F. Zahradnik, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Don Q. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Terry J. Koltermann, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Aaron J. Dick, Houston, TX (US);
Scott S. Shu, Spring, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for retaining a roller cone on a bearing pin of a drill bit body that includes a drill bit body; a bearing pin coupled to the drill bit body; a retention member coupled to the bearing pin; a roller cone coupled to the retention member; and a torque transfer member coupled to the retention member and the roller cone adapted to selectively transfer torque between the retention member and the roller cone.