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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Robert J. Buske, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James L. Overstreet, Tomball, TX (US);
Thomas M. Stefanik, Conroe, TX (US);
Shyam Anandampillai, Spring, TX (US);
Robert D. Bradshaw, Spring, TX (US);
Robert J. Buske, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James L. Overstreet, Tomball, TX (US);
Thomas M. Stefanik, Conroe, TX (US);
Shyam Anandampillai, Spring, TX (US);
Robert D. Bradshaw, Spring, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An earth boring drill bit that includes a cutting cone with a cutting disk. Compacts are inserted within the disk having a chisel shaped end set flush with the cutting disk periphery. The compact crests and cutting disk periphery form a generally seamless cutting surface. The cutting cone can further include cutting teeth thereon also having flush mounted compacts. The compacts can be made from a material such as cemented carbide, hardfacing, tungsten, tungsten alloys, tungsten carbide and the cutter made from steel.