Patents by Inventor Brandon Moss

Brandon Moss 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 with cutter element having multifaceted, slanted top cutting surface
    Patent number: 7743855
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a cutter element having a tapered and faceted side surface extending to a peak, and a polygonal wear face that slopes from the peak toward the cutter element base. The cutter element is mounted in a cone cutter of a rolling cone drill bit and, in certain embodiments, is positioned such that, when the cutter element is in a position farthest from the bit axis, the wear face generally faces and is parallel to the borehole sidewall and the peak engages the borehole bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Moss
  • Drill bit with cutter element having multifaceted, slanted top cutting surface
    Publication number: 20080053710
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a cutter element having a tapered and faceted side surface extending to a peak, and a polygonal wear face that slopes from the peak toward the cutter element base. The cutter element is mounted in a cone cutter of a rolling cone drill bit and, in certain embodiments, is positioned such that, when the cutter element is in a position farthest from the bit axis, the wear face generally faces and is parallel to the borehole sidewall and the peak engages the borehole bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Moss
  • Rolling Cone Drill Bit Having Cutter Elements Positioned in a Plurality of Differing Radial Positions
    Publication number: 20070034414
    Abstract: A drill bit for drilling through earthen formations and forming a borehole. In an embodiment, the bit comprises a bit body having a bit axis. In addition, the bit comprises a plurality of cone cutters, each of the cone cutters being mounted on the bit body and adapted for rotation about a different cone axis. Further, at least one cone cutter on the bit comprises an array of cutter elements mounted in a band. Still further, the cutter elements in the array are mounted in a plurality of differing radial positions relative to the bit axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Amardeep Singh, Scott McDonough, Joshua Gatell, Mohammed Boudrare, Bryce Baker, Parveen Chandila, Brandon Moss, Allen White