Abstract: In a method of maintenance of a location fingerprint database for an area, signal measurement data is collected together with motion sensor data from each of a plurality of portable devices transiting a portion of the area of the location fingerprint database. The motion sensor data is collected by a sensor assembly in each of the plurality of portable devices. Offline non-causal processing is used to process the collected motion sensor data into reference positions associated with the portion of the area. The collected signal measurement data is employed together with the reference positions to update the location fingerprint database.

Abstract: A drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters, respectively. Each of the plurality of cutters has a substrate, an ultra-hard layer, an inclined surface on the top of the ultra-hard layer, wherein the inclined surface slants downward from a cutting edge to a trailing edge. The cutter can improve cutting efficiency and service life.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a blade cap, a cap retention device, and a first force member. The cutter or cutters fit in the blade cap, and the blade cap fits to the drill bit. The cap retention device exerts a cap retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in more than one direction so as to avoid excessive forces from more than one direction for each cutter on the blade cap. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction and a third force member to exert a third force in an opposite second direction.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that the cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in the second direction, according to the first force. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member.

Abstract: The method for forming cutters includes applying a protective layer on an O-ring so as to form a protected O-ring. The protected O-ring is placed around a cutter body having a substrate section and diamond section with a metallic binder. The method includes inserting the cutter body into the pod cavity and leaching the metallic binder through an end portion of the diamond section for at least one day at 60 degrees Celsius or higher so as to form a polycrystalline diamond compact cutter from the cutter body. The protected O-ring seals the substrate section during the step of leaching. The step of leaching forms an exposed O-ring from the protected O-ring with a hardness reduction and a modulus reduction that identifies a time window for maintaining a sealing force to protect the substrate, while achieving the target profile of the diamond table for a high quality and reliable cutter.

Abstract: A processor is provided with a register file comprising a plurality of vector registers, and an execution core coupled to the register file, where the execution core is configured to execute a set of checksum instructions with a first checksum instruction to specify a first vector operand, a second vector operand, and a result vector operand, where the first vector operand is in a first vector register of the plurality of vector registers, the second vector operand is in a second register of the plurality of vector registers, and the result vector operand is to be written to a third vector register of the plurality of vector registers, and to execute the first checksum instruction, the execution core is configured to accumulate bytes from the first vector operand and the second vector operand into a first portion of the result vector operand and add the accumulated bytes from the first vector operand and the second vector operand to a second portion of the result vector operand to generate the second portion

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member made of a first woven material. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that a cutting profile of the force modulation system is variable. There can also be a second force member of a second woven material to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member, including the first woven material and the second woven material being the same material.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that the cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in the second direction, according to the first force. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a blade cap, a cap retention device, and a first force member. The cutter or cutters fit in the blade cap, and the blade cap fits to the drill bit. The cap retention device exerts a cap retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in more than one direction so as to avoid excessive forces from more than one direction for each cutter on the blade cap. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction and a third force member to exert a third force in an opposite second direction.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that the cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in the second direction, according to the first force. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a blade cap, a cap retention device, and a first force member. The cutter or cutters fit in the blade cap, and the blade cap fits to the drill bit. The cap retention device exerts a cap retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in more than one direction so as to avoid excessive forces from more than one direction for each cutter on the blade cap. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction and a third force member to exert a third force in an opposite second direction.

Abstract: A processor is provided with a register file comprising a plurality of vector registers, and an execution core coupled to the register file, where the execution core is configured to execute a set of checksum instructions with a first checksum instruction to specify a first vector operand, a second vector operand, and a result vector operand, where the first vector operand is in a first vector register of the plurality of vector registers, the second vector operand is in a second register of the plurality of vector registers, and the result vector operand is to be written to a third vector register of the plurality of vector registers, and to execute the first checksum instruction, the execution core is configured to accumulate bytes from the first vector operand and the second vector operand into a first portion of the result vector operand and add the accumulated bytes from the first vector operand and the second vector operand to a second portion of the result vector operand to generate the second portion

Abstract: A cutting element comprises a cylindrical substrate, a table bonded to the substrate, a working surface on the top of the table, and a plurality of dimples on the working surface. The table is made of super-abrasive material. The super-abrasive material can be PCD. Surface patterns of the table can reduce contact friction between the rock and the cutting element. Therefore, heat on the table can be reduced and thermal damage to the table is decreased. This results in improved cutting element service life.

Abstract: The method for forming cutters includes applying a protective layer on an O-ring so as to form a protected O-ring. The protected O-ring is placed around a cutter body having a substrate section and diamond section with a metallic binder. The method includes inserting the cutter body into the pod cavity and leaching the metallic binder through an end portion of the diamond section for at least one day at 60 degrees Celsius or higher so as to form a polycrystalline diamond compact cutter from the cutter body. The protected O-ring seals the substrate section during the step of leaching. The step of leaching forms an exposed O-ring from the protected O-ring with a hardness reduction and a modulus reduction that identifies a time window for maintaining a sealing force to protect the substrate, while achieving the target profile of the diamond table for a high quality and reliable cutter.

Abstract: A cutting element comprising a cylindrical substrate; a table bonded to the cylindrical substrate; at least one tooth with a reduced projected cutting area on a periphery of the table; and a plurality of undulating cutting ridges on a top of the table. The table can have a working surface and at least one lateral surface, and a chamfer formed therebetween. The working surface can be a non-planar working surface. For a given weight on the bit, the cutter will sink into the rock deeper which can lead to better stability and more effective rock removal.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member made of a first woven material. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that a cutting profile of the force modulation system is variable. There can also be a second force member of a second woven material to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member, including the first woven material and the second woven material being the same material.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a blade cap, a cap retention device, and a first force member. The cutter or cutters fit in the blade cap, and the blade cap fits to the drill bit. The cap retention device exerts a cap retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in more than one direction so as to avoid excessive forces from more than one direction for each cutter on the blade cap. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction and a third force member to exert a third force in an opposite second direction.

Abstract: The force modulation system for a drill bit includes a cutter, a holder, a holder retention device, and a first force member. The cutter fits in the holder, and the holder fits in the drill bit. The holder retention device exerts a holder retention force in a first direction. The first force member exerts a first force in a second direction. The second direction is angled offset to the first direction so as that the cutting profile of the force modulation system is now variable in the second direction, according to the first force. There can also be a second force member to exert a second force in the first direction for more variability of the cutting profile in the first direction. The second force member can be made integral with the first force member.

Abstract: A drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters, respectively. Each of the plurality of cutters has a substrate, an ultra-hard layer, an inclined surface on the top of the ultra-hard layer, wherein the inclined surface slants downward from a cutting edge to a trailing edge. The cutter can improve cutting efficiency and service life.

Abstract: A drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters, respectively. In an embodiment, the plurality of cutters comprise a substrate, an ultra-hard layer, a concave surface on the top of the ultra-hard layer, wherein the concave surface comprises a plurality of planar and curved surfaces.