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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Feng Yu, Lindon, UT (US);
J. Daniel Belnap, Lindon, UT (US);
Inventors:
Feng Yu, Lindon, UT (US);
J. Daniel Belnap, Lindon, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/46 (2006.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/46 (2013.01); E21B 10/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to cutting elements incorporating polycrystalline diamond bodies used for subterranean drilling applications, and more particularly, to polycrystalline diamond bodies having high diamond frame strength and methods for forming and evaluating such polycrystalline diamond bodies. A polycrystalline diamond body is provided, having a top surface, a cutting edge meeting the top surface, and a first region including at least a portion of the cutting edge. The first portion exhibits a diamond frame strength of about 1200 MPa or greater, or about 1300 MPa or greater.