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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Jair J. Gonzalez, Provo, UT (US);
Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Riverton, UT (US);
Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Sandy, UT (US);
David P. Miess, Highland, UT (US);
Mark P. Chapman, Provo, UT (US);
Ronald W. Ward, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Nicholas Christensen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Damon B. Crockett, Mapleton, UT (US);
Mohammad N. Sani, Orem, UT (US);
Jair J. Gonzalez, Provo, UT (US);
Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Riverton, UT (US);
Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Sandy, UT (US);
David P. Miess, Highland, UT (US);
Mark P. Chapman, Provo, UT (US);
Ronald W. Ward, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Nicholas Christensen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Damon B. Crockett, Mapleton, UT (US);
Mohammad N. Sani, Orem, UT (US);
US Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
Methods for at least partially relieving stress within a polycrystalline diamond ('PCD') table of a polycrystalline diamond compact ('PDC') include partitioning the substrate of the PDC, the PCD table of the PDC, or both. Partitioning may be achieved through grinding, machining, laser cutting, electro-discharge machining, or combinations thereof. PDC embodiments may include at least one stress relieving partition.