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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rui Gao, Spring, TX (US);
Sudarsanam Chellappa, Houston, TX (US);
James Layne Larsen, Spring, TX (US);
Yaou Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole tool includes a body having a bore extending at least partially therethrough. A component is disposed within the bore and arranged and designed to move axially from a first position to a second position within the bore. An axial end portion of the component has a first contact surface that is oriented at an angle from about 1° to about 45° with respect to a longitudinal axis extending through the component.