Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanical locking of cutting element with carbide matrix
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Application No.: US16061669Application Date: 2016-12-14
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Publication No.: US11492852B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Yahua Bao , John Daniel Belnap , Gregory Caron , Feng Yu , Cheng Peng , Michael David France , John Parker , Anatoliy Garan
- Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2016/066701 WO 20161214
- International Announcement: WO2017/106373 WO 20170622
- Main IPC: E21B10/55
- IPC: E21B10/55 ; E21B10/42 ; E21B10/54 ; E21B10/58 ; E21B10/573 ; E21B10/567 ; E21B10/48 ; B23P15/28

Abstract:
A cutting device for use in a drill bit has a body including an ultrahard material. The body has a top surface, a front surface, and at least one lateral surface adjacent the top surface. The lateral surface is oriented at a surface angle relative to the top surface between 30 and 150 degrees. One or more locking features are located on the lateral surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180363384A1 MECHANICAL LOCKING OF CUTTING ELEMENT WITH CARBIDE MATRIX Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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