Patents by Inventor Brian D. Squier

Brian D. Squier 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a matrix body drill bit
    Patent number: 7694608
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an earth-boring bit having a fluid plenum and a plurality of fluid pathways includes modeling flow characteristics of the fluid plenum and the plurality of fluid pathways, optimizing the flow characteristics to minimize fluid separation through each fluid pathway, constructing a plenum blank from the optimized model, and sintering matrix power between the plenum blank and a bit head mold to create the fluid plenum and plurality of fluid pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Squier, James Layne Larsen, Dwayne P. Terracina, Timothy Scott Roberts