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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Keith Glasgow, Willis, TX (US);
Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Daryl Pritchard, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Xiaomin Cheng, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Keith Glasgow, Willis, TX (US);
Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Daryl Pritchard, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Xiaomin Cheng, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a bit body and at least one preloaded sensor in the bit body. In one aspect, the sensor may include a sensor element on a sensor body having a first end and a second end and wherein the sensor is preloaded after placing the sensor body in the bit body. In another aspect, the sensor may be preloaded outside the bit body and then placed in the bit body in a manner that enables the sensor to retain the preloading.