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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862126 | Method of providing a degradation drum In one aspect of the invention a degradation drum comprises a generally cylindrical body comprising inner and outer diameters. At least one degradation assembly is disposed on the outer diameter and it comprises a holder and a pick shank secured within a bore of the... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7669938 | Carbide stem press fit into a steel body of a pick In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool, having a super hard material is bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at a non-planar interface. The cemented metal carbide substrate is bonded to a front end of a cemented metal carbide se... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7656309 | System and method for sharing information between downhole drill strings A system for sharing information between downhole drill strings is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a first drill string and a communications network integrated into the first drill string. The communications network includes multiple nodes ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654178 | Hydraulic chuck with independently moveable jaws A method of dialing a workpiece having an axis into a chuck includes providing a chuck assembly having a plurality of independent hydraulically controlled jaws distributed about a central axis, each jaw having first and second hydraulic chambers. The method further ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7650951 | Resettable actuator for downhole tool In one embodiment of the invention, a downhole tool string component comprising a through bore running there through formed to accept drilling fluid. At least one mechanical actuation device is also disposed within the through bore. A guide channel is disposed withi... | 01/26/2010 |
