Patents by Inventor Yolanda V. Morse

Yolanda V. Morse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of forming earth-boring tools having features for affecting cuttings flow
    Patent number: 8079427
    Abstract: Methods of forming earth-boring tools include assembling a plurality of head sections about a longitudinal axis to form a bit body, rotatably mounting a cutter to a cutter bearing shaft of each head section, and forming at least one groove on an outer surface of a bit leg of at least one head section, causing the at least one groove to extend along a curved path from a leading side of the bit leg to a trailing side of the bit leg between an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Rudolf Carl Pessier, Yolanda V. Morse
  • METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING FEATURES FOR AFFECTING CUTTINGS FLOW
    Publication number: 20110126674
    Abstract: Methods of forming earth-boring tools include assembling a plurality of head sections about a longitudinal axis to form a bit body, rotatably mounting a cutter to the cutter bearing shaft of each head section, and forming at least one groove on an outer surface of a bit leg of at least one head section, causing the at least one groove to extend along a curved path from a leading side of the bit leg to a trailing side of the bit leg between an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Rudolf Carl Pessier, Yolanda V. Morse
  • Earth-boring tools having features for affecting cuttings flow
    Patent number: 7918292
    Abstract: An earth-boring bit has a bit body having a plurality of bit legs extending longitudinally therefrom, each bit leg comprising one or more groove regions formed along a laterally outer surface thereof. Each groove region comprises a fluid course for drilling fluid and cuttings to pass across the outer surface. A ridge may be disposed adjacent a lower edge of one or more of the groove regions. Each groove region may also be positioned at differing heights on the bit legs. Methods of forming earth-boring bits are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Rudolf Carl Pessier, Yolanda V. Morse
  • Staggered compact row on same land
    Patent number: 7779936
    Abstract: An earth boring drill bit comprising cones, each cone having a land on its mid portion with at least two rows of compacts that are staggered with respect to adjacent compacts on another row. The compacts of these two rows may also have the same size. The compacts of these two inner rows are closer to each other than to any other compacts on the cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Robert M. Welch, Yolanda V. Morse
  • Staggered Compact Row on Same Land
    Publication number: 20100071963
    Abstract: An earth boring drill bit comprising cones, each cone having a land on its mid portion with at least two rows of compacts that are staggered with respect to adjacent compacts on another row. The compacts of these two rows may also have the same size. The compacts of these two inner rows are closer to each other than to any other compacts on the cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Robert M. Welch, Yolanda V. Morse
  • EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING FEATURES FOR AFFECTING CUTTINGS FLOW AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100006343
    Abstract: An earth-boring bit has a bit body having a plurality of bit legs extending longitudinally therefrom, each bit leg comprising one or more groove regions formed along a laterally outer surface thereof. Each groove region comprises a fluid course for drilling fluid and cuttings to pass across the outer surface. A ridge may be disposed adjacent a lower edge of one or more of the groove regions. Each groove region may also be positioned at differing heights on the bit legs. Methods of forming earth-boring bits are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Floyd C. Felderhoff, Rudolf Carl Pessier, Yolanda V. Morse