Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Specific or diverse material
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-14
2006-03-14
Neuder, William (Department: 3672)
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Specific or diverse material
C175S434000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07011169
ABSTRACT:
A drill bit with rolling cone cutters for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation. The bit has a bit body, at least one leg depending from the bit body, a rolling cone rotatably mounted on the leg, the cone having a plurality of adjacent rows of cutters thereupon, at least one hole formed within the cone, the hole having a cylindrical wall, and a cutting element partially disposed within the hole, the cutting element having a cylindrical base which fits within the cylindrical wall of said hole, a shoulder which extends outward from the base of the cutting element, and an exposed cutting end extending from the shoulder, the cutting end being substantially symmetrical about a longitudinal axis of the cutting element.
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Baker Hughes Incorporated
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Neuder William
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