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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
Chaitanya K. Vempati, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Suresh G. Patel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jack Thomas Oldham, Conroe, TX (US);
Danielle M. Fuselier, Spring, TX (US);
Jim Powers, Edmond, OK (US);
Nicholas J. Lyons, Houston, TX (US);
Chaitanya K. Vempati, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Suresh G. Patel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jack Thomas Oldham, Conroe, TX (US);
Danielle M. Fuselier, Spring, TX (US);
Jim Powers, Edmond, OK (US);
Nicholas J. Lyons, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cutting element for use in a drill bit for drilling subterranean formations includes a cutting body having a substrate including a rear surface, an upper surface, and a peripheral side surface extending between the rear surface and the upper surface, and a superabrasive layer overlying the upper surface of the substrate. The cutting element further includes a sleeve surrounding the peripheral side surface of the cutting body and comprising a superabrasive layer bonded to an external surface of the sleeve.