Patents by Inventor Alan R. Bukach

Alan R. Bukach 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).

  • Drill bit for directional drilling and method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 10246943
    Abstract: A drill bit for directional drilling includes a main body and a wear component. The main body is unitary and formed of a first material. The main body includes opposed outer surfaces and a periphery extending between the opposed surfaces. The wear component is unitary and is formed of a second material that is harder than the first material. The wear component comprises a retention portion and a wear portion. The retention portion is positioned within the first material of the main body. The retention portion includes opposed retention surfaces that, moving in a direction inward from the periphery of the main body, taper apart from each other toward the opposed outer surfaces of the main body. The wear portion extends outward from the retention portion relative to the periphery of the main body. The wear portion is substantially planar and is configured to form an outer wear edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Astech Alloy Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R Bukach
  • Drill Bit for Directional Drilling and Method of Manufacturing
    Publication number: 20170350189
    Abstract: A drill bit for directional drilling includes a main body and a wear component. The main body is unitary and formed of a first material. The main body includes opposed outer surfaces and a periphery extending between the opposed surfaces. The wear component is unitary and is formed of a second material that is harder than the first material. The wear component comprises a retention portion and a wear portion. The retention portion is positioned within the first material of the main body. The retention portion includes opposed retention surfaces that, moving in a direction inward from the periphery of the main body, taper apart from each other toward the opposed outer surfaces of the main body. The wear portion extends outward from the retention portion relative to the periphery of the main body. The wear portion is substantially planar and is configured to form an outer wear edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Astech Alloy Steel Technoiogies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Bukach
  • Shot blast cleaning wheel blade and blade and wheel combination
    Patent number: 9440330
    Abstract: An improved shot blasting blade is disclosed with an attachment portion designed to slide into a radial slot in a shot blasting wheel. The blade has rails that contactingly ride on a top surface of the wheel just outside the slot, and two sets of opposed runners that extend into the slot and contact the top inner surface of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Astech Alloy Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Bukach