Patents Assigned to VAREL INTERNATIONAL IND., LLC.
  • Patent number: 10550644
    Abstract: A bit for drilling a wellbore includes: a shank having a coupling formed at an upper end thereof; a body mounted to a lower end of the shank; and a cutting face forming a lower end of the bit. The cutting face includes: a blade protruding from the body; a leading cutter including: a substrate mounted in a pocket formed in a leading edge of the blade; and a cutting table made from a superhard material, mounted to the substrate, and having a non-planar working face with a cutting feature; and a backup cutter mounted in a lower face of the blade at a position trailing the leading cutter and made from a composite material including a ceramic or cermet matrix impregnated with a superhard material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: VAREL INTERNATIONAL IND., LLC.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Drews, Peter Clark Wilson