Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Thompson, Kenneth (Department: 3672)
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element
C175S425000, C427S282000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07100712
ABSTRACT:
A roller cone drill bit includes a bit body adapted to be coupled to a drill string, at ne leg depending from the bit body, and a bearing journal on the at least one leg, wherein least one leg defines a shirttail portion at an end thereof. A method of manufacturing the cone drill bit includes assembling a roller cone onto the bearing journal on the at least one asking around the shirttail portion, and performing a spray cycle. The spray cycle includes ng the shirttail portion with hardfacing using a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel after the roller cone is assembled onto the bearing journal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3158214 (1964-11-01), Wisler et al.
patent: 6955233 (2005-10-01), Crowe et al.
Angus Kevin
Crowe John Ramsay
Farquhar Gary
Greig Angus
Hamilton Robert
Osha & Liang LLP
Smith International Inc.
Thompson Kenneth
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