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Earth-boring drill bits

Patent 4244432 Issued on January 13, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 8, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2693938

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Rotary drill bit
Patent #: 3938599
Issued on: 02/17/1976
Inventor: Horn

Diamond cutter rock bit with penetration limiting Patent #: 4006788
Issued on: 02/08/1977
Inventor: Garner

Inventors

Application

No. 05/913571 filed on 06/08/1978

US Classes:

175/428, Preformed cutting element (e.g., compact) mounted on a distinct support (e.g., blank, stud, shank)175/432With support detail

Examiners

Primary: Leppink, James A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

E21B 10/46 (20060101)
E21B 10/56 (20060101)

Abstract

The invention relates to the design of earth bore-hole drill bits employing shaped preform cutters containing hard abrasive materials, such as diamonds, the cutters being mounted in companion preformed sockets in a hard metal bit matrix.

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