Earth-boring rotary drill bits and methods of manufacturing earth-boring rotary drill bits having particle-matrix composite bit bodies

RH Smith, JH Stevens, JL Duggan, NJ Lyons… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
Methods of forming bit bodies for earth-boring bits include assembling green components,
brown components, or fully sintered components, and sintering the assembled compo nents …

Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits

JA Oxford, JW Eason, RH Smith, JH Stevens… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits include providing a bit body, providing a
shank that is configured for attachment to a drill String, and attaching the shank to the bit …

Cemented carbide inserts for earth-boring bits

PK Mirchandani, AJ Mosco - US Patent 7,513,320, 2009 - Google Patents
This invention relates to cutting inserts for earth boring bits comprising a cutting zone,
wherein the cutting zone comprises first cemented hard particles and a body zone, wherein …

Earth-boring bits

PK Mirchandani, JW Eason, JJ Oakes… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for forming a bit body for an
earth-boring bit. The bit body may comprise hard particles, wherein the hard particles …

Composite cutting inserts and methods of making the same

XD Fang, DJ Wills, PK Mirchandani - US Patent 7,687,156, 2010 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention include methods of producing a composite article. A
method comprises introducing a first powdered metal grade from a feed shoe into a first …

Earth-boring bits

P Mirchandani, J Eason, J Oakes… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2005 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for forming a bit body for an
earth-boring bit. The bit body may comprise hard particles, wherein the hard particles …

Earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies having boron carbide particles in aluminum or aluminum-based alloy matrix materials, and methods for forming such …

H Choe, JH Stevens, JC Westhoff, JW Eason… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
US7913779B2 - Earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies having boron carbide
particles in aluminum or aluminum-based alloy matrix materials, and methods for forming such …

Cemented carbide—metallic alloy composites

PK Mirchandani, ME Chandler, EW Olsen - US Patent 8,221,517, 2012 - Google Patents
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Articles having improved resistance to thermal cracking

PK Mirchandani, AJ Mosco, EW Olsen… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
An article includes a working portion including cemented carbide, and a heat sink portion in
thermal communication with the working portion. The heat sink portion includes a heat sink …

Earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies comprising reinforced titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix materials, and methods for forming such bits

H Choe, JH Stevens, JL Overstreet, JC Westhoff… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
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