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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383900 | Drill bit and system for drilling a borehole A drill bit for drilling a borehole in an object, the drill bit having a central longitudinal axis and comprising a bit body provided with a central shank for connecting the drill bit to a drilling system. The drill bit further comprises at least one cutting arm, ea... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370712 | Under reamer An under reamer for expanding a borehole through an earthen formation is taught. The under reamer includes: a mandrel including an end for connection into a drill string and an opposite end and a housing including an inner bore, telescopically disposed over the mand... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7195085 | Drill bit An expandable drill bit comprises a body for mounting on a support string and two roller cutters mounted on the body. The cutters are movable between a smaller diameter first configuration and a larger diameter second configuration. In one embodiment the bit is adap... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6929076 | Bore hole underreamer having extendible cutting arms A bore hole underreamer is provided having a hollow body with a longitudinal axis, which has an external wall, at least two cylindrical bores provided through the external wall and whose axes are transverse to the longitudinal axis. Each of the bores have a cylindri... | 08/16/2005 |
| 4846290 | Underreamer with revolving diamond cutter elements A sub-surface borehole underreamer is disclosed having freely rotatable precessing diamond cutters attached to extendable arms connected to the body of the underreamer. The diamond cutting face is skewed to a degree that tangential contact of the peripher... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4575294 | Anchoring bolt An anchoring bolt (1), which can produce a conical undercut by rotation in a cylindrical hole and serves simultaneously as a securing element has a connection portion (2), a shaft (4) and an insertion portion (5). The insertion portion (5) has an axially ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4446934 | Boring tool for radial enlargement of a cylindrical foundation bore A boring tool for radial widening or enlargement of a cylindrical bottom, foundation, or anchor bore. The boring tool comprises a tubular tool body having a tool shank provided for clamping in a driving machine or prime mover, and an enlarging spindle gui... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4091883 | Underreaming tool with overriding extended arm retainer An underreamer includes a mounting member and a plurality of cutter arms. Means pivotally mounts the cutter arms on the mounting member. Overridable means is operable for holding the cutter arms relatively outward in an underreaming position. The overridi... | 05/30/1978 |