Patents by Inventor James R. Florey

James R. Florey 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).

  • Erosion resistant fluid passageways and flow tubes for earth-boring tools, methods of forming the same and earth-boring tools including the same
    Patent number: 7828089
    Abstract: Flow tubes for earth-boring tools include hardfacing material for protecting the tubes from erosion due to the flow of fluid through a fluid passageway extending therethrough. Earth-boring tools include an erosion-resistant material covering a surface of a body of the tools for protecting the bodies from erosion due to the flow of fluid through a fluid passageway extending therethrough. Methods of forming earth-boring tools include forming a body having a fluid passageway extending therethrough and covering a surface of the body with a hardfacing material. The surface of the body may be located in a region susceptible to erosion when fluid is caused to flow through the fluid passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert J. Buske, James R. Florey
  • EROSION RESISTANT FLUID PASSAGEWAYS AND FLOW TUBES FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090152013
    Abstract: Flow tubes for earth-boring tools include hardfacing material for protecting the tubes from erosion due to the flow of fluid through a fluid passageway extending therethrough. Earth-boring tools include an erosion-resistant material covering a surface of a body of the tools for protecting the bodies from erosion due to the flow of fluid through a fluid passageway extending therethrough. Methods of forming earth-boring tools include forming a body having a fluid passageway extending therethrough and covering a surface of the body with a hardfacing material. The surface of the body may be located in a region susceptible to erosion when fluid is caused to flow through the fluid passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert J. Buske, James R. Florey