Patents by Inventor Edwin E. Reek

Edwin E. Reek 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).

  • Publication number: 20100326742
    Abstract: A drill bit for drilling subterranean formations comprising a drill bit body including a group of primary cutting elements comprising a first primary cutting element and a second primary cutting element radially spaced apart from each other along a first radial axis. The drill bit body further including a group of backup cutting elements comprising a first backup cutting element in a secondary cutting position relative to the first primary cutting element and a second backup cutting element in secondary cutting positions relative to the second primary cutting element, wherein the first and second backup cutting elements are radially spaced apart from each other along a second radial axis different than the first radial axis and comprise a difference in cutting characteristic relative to each other of one of a backrake angle and a siderake angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Vempati, Jack Thomas Oldham, Edwin E. Reek, Danielle M. Fuselier, Suresh G. Patel, Robert Laing