High impact resistant tool with an apex width between a first and second transitions

US8960337B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8960337-B2
Application numberUS-82828710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 30, 2010
Priority dateOct 26, 2006
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool comprises a sintered polycrystalline diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface, the body comprising a substantially pointed geometry with an apex, the apex comprising a curved surface that joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively, an apex width between the first and second transitions is less than a third of a width of the substrate, and the body also comprises a body thickness from the apex to the interface greater than a third of the width of the substrate.

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What is claimed is: 1. A high impact resistant tool, comprising: a sintered diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface; the body comprises a substantially pointed geometry with an apex; the apex comprising a curved surface that tangentially joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively; and an apex width between the first and second transitions is less than a third of a width of the substrat…

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What does patent US8960337B2 cover?
In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool comprises a sintered polycrystalline diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface, the body comprising a substantially pointed geometry with an apex, the apex comprising a curved surface that joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively, an ape…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hall David R, Crockett Ronald B, Webb Casey, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B10/5673. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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