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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Steven W. Webb, Woodlands, TX (US);
Abhijit Suryavanshi, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Steven W. Webb, Woodlands, TX (US);
Abhijit Suryavanshi, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Diamond Innovations, Inc., Worthington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/24 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/24 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of prolonging the life of a PDC cutter having a substantially cylindrical shape centered about a rotational axis, and an apparatus for multi-axis modulation of a PDC cutter, the method including imparting linear modulation to the cutter in at least one direction and imparting rotary modulation to the cutter about the rotational axis, the rotary modulation being synchronized with, and facilitated by, the linear modulation.