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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
Us Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Craig H. Cooley, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Jeffrey B. Lund, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Jair J. Gonzalez, Provo, UT (US);
US Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
A rotary drill bit is disclosed. The rotary drill bit may include a bit body, a cutting pocket defined in the bit body, and a cutting element rotatably coupled to the bit body. The cutting element may be positioned at least partially within the cutting pocket. The rotary drill bit may also include a rotation-inducing member adjacent to the cutting element for inducing rotation of the cutting element relative to the cutting pocket. The rotation-inducing member may include a resilient member or a vibrational member. The rotary drill bit may also include protrusions extending from an interior of the cutting pocket adjacent to an outer diameter of the cutting element. A method of drilling a formation is also disclosed.