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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
David A. Curry, Askett, GB;
Xiaomin C. Cheng, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Feyzi Inanc, Spring, TX (US);
Yi Liu, Houston, TX (US);
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
David A. Curry, Askett, GB;
Xiaomin C. Cheng, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Feyzi Inanc, Spring, TX (US);
Yi Liu, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a source configured to induce radiation into a formation during drilling of a wellbore and a sensor in the drill bit configured to detect radiation from the formation responsive to the radiation induced by the source. The drill bit may further include a circuit configured to process signals received from the sensor to estimate a property of the formation.