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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Anthony Griffo, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Griffo, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/00 (2006.01); B24D 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 10/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a thermally stable cutting element that includes disposing at least a portion of a polycrystalline abrasive body containing a catalyzing material to be leached into a leaching agent; and subjecting the polycrystalline abrasive object to an elevated temperature and pressure is disclosed. Thermally stable cutting elements and systems and other methods for forming thermally stable cutting elements are also disclosed.