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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Nicholas J. Lyons, Houston, TX (US);
Rudolf Carl Pessier, Spring, TX (US);
Danny E. Scott, Montgomery, TX (US);
David Gavia, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Juan Miguel Bilen, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony A. Digiovanni, Houston, TX (US);
Nicholas J. Lyons, Houston, TX (US);
Rudolf Carl Pessier, Spring, TX (US);
Danny E. Scott, Montgomery, TX (US);
David Gavia, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Juan Miguel Bilen, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony A. DiGiovanni, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Earth-boring tools include a body, one or more blades projecting outwardly from the body, and cutting elements carried by the blade. The cutting elements include at least one shearing cutting element and at least one gouging cutting element. Methods of forming an earth-boring tool include mounting a shearing cutting element comprising an at least substantially planar cutting face to a body of an earth-boring tool, and mounting a gouging cutting element comprising a non-planar cutting face to the body of the earth-boring tool. The gouging cutting element may be positioned on the body of the earth-boring tool such that the gouging cutting element will gouge formation material within a kerf cut in the formation material by the shearing cutting element, or between kerfs cut in the formation material by a plurality of shearing cutting elements.