Patents by Inventor Jason R. Gregg

Jason R. Gregg 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).

  • Fixed cutter bits and other downhole tools having non-planar cutting elements thereon
    Patent number: 10794118
    Abstract: A downhole cutting tool includes a body having a central axis extending therethrough, a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the body and converging towards a central region around the central axis, and at least one cutting element having a longitudinal axis, a non-cylindrical substrate, and an ultra-hard material body on the non-cylindrical substrate, the ultra-hard material body having a side surface extending around a cutting face and defining a cross-sectional shape of the ultra-hard material body, and the side surface comprising an edge having an inner angle of less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Azar, Somasundaram Valliyappan, Jason R. Gregg, Jordan Mark Self, Keisha Marie Spagnoletti, Alexei Jozef Barr, Balasubramanian Durairajan
  • Fixed cutter drill bit with multiple cutting elements at first radial position to cut core
    Patent number: 10301881
    Abstract: A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body having a bit centerline and a plurality of blades that extend radially from the bit body and are separated by a plurality of flow courses therebetween. Each of the plurality of blades is spaced a radial distance from the bit centerline to define a core-forming region. A plurality of cutting elements is disposed on the plurality of blades. The plurality of cutting elements comprises at least two coring cutting elements that are disposed on the plurality of blades and the at least two coring cutting elements are the radially innermost cutting elements on the plurality of blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Hemachandar Mada, Michael G. Azar, Jason R. Gregg, Joshua Gatell, Edward Wayne Gutierrez, Suman Velvaluri
  • FIXED CUTTER BITS AND OTHER DOWNHOLE TOOLS HAVING NON-PLANAR CUTTING ELEMENTS THEREON
    Publication number: 20180334860
    Abstract: A downhole cutting tool includes a body having a central axis extending therethrough, a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the body and converging towards a central region around the central axis, and at least one cutting element having a longitudinal axis, a non-cylindrical substrate, and an ultra-hard material body on the non-cylindrical substrate, the ultra-hard material body having a side surface extending around a cutting face and defining a cross-sectional shape of the ultra-hard material body, and the side surface comprising an edge having an inner angle of less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Michael G. Azar, Somasundaram Valliyappan, Jason R. Gregg, Jordan Mark Self, Keisha Marie Spagnoletti, Alexei Jozef Barr, Balasubramanian Durairajan
  • FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT WITH MULTIPLE CUTTING ELEMENTS AT FIRST RADIAL POSITION TO CUT CORE
    Publication number: 20150068815
    Abstract: A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body having a bit centerline; a plurality of blades extending radially from the bit body and separated by a plurality of flow courses therebetween, each of the plurality of blades being spaced a radial distance from the bit centerline to define a core-forming region; a plurality of cutting elements disposed on the plurality of blades, the plurality of cutting elements comprising at least two coring cutting elements disposed on the plurality of blades, the at least two coring cutting elements being the radially innermost cutting elements on the plurality of blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hemachandar Mada, Michael G. Azar, Jason R. Gregg, Joshua Gatell, Edward Wayne Gutierrez, Suman Velvaluri