Patents by Inventor Kurtis Karl Schmitz

Kurtis Karl Schmitz 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).

  • Polycrystalline diamond composite compact elements and tools incorporating same
    Patent number: 9719308
    Abstract: A polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composite compact element 100 comprising a substrate 130, a PCD structure 120 bonded to the substrate 130, and a bond material in the form of a bond layer 140 bonding the PCD structure 120 to the substrate 130; the PCD structure 120 being thermally stable and having a mean Young's modulus of at least about 800 GPa, the PCD structure 120 having an interstitial mean free path of at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns; the standard deviation of the mean free path being at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns. Embodiments of the PCD composite compact element may be for a tool for cutting, milling, grinding, drilling, earth boring, rock drilling or other abrasive applications, such as the cutting and machining of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: Element Six Limited, Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Danny Eugene Scott, Kurtis Karl Schmitz, Clement David Van Der Riet, Antionette Can
  • POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITE COMPACT ELEMENTS AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20150083502
    Abstract: A polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composite compact element 100 comprising a substrate 130, a PCD structure 120 bonded to the substrate 130, and a bond material in the form of a bond layer 140 bonding the PCD structure 120 to the substrate 130; the PCD structure 120 being thermally stable and having a mean Young's modulus of at least about 800 GPa, the PCD structure 120 having an interstitial mean free path of at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns; the standard deviation of the mean free path being at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns. Embodiments of the PCD composite compact element may be for a tool for cutting, milling, grinding, drilling, earth boring, rock drilling or other abrasive applications, such as the cutting and machining of metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Danny Eugene Scott, Kurtis Karl Schmitz, Clement David Van Der Riet, Antionette Can
  • POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITE COMPACT ELEMENTS AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20110024201
    Abstract: A polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composite compact element 100 comprising a substrate 130, a PCD structure 120 bonded to the substrate 130, and a bond material in the form of a bond layer 140 bonding the PCD structure 120 to the substrate 130; the PCD structure 120 being thermally stable and having a mean Young's modulus of at least about 800 GPa, the PCD structure 120 having an interstitial mean free path of at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns; the standard deviation of the mean free path being at least about 0.05 microns and at most about 1.5 microns. Embodiments of the PCD composite compact element may be for a tool for cutting, milling, grinding, drilling, earth boring, rock drilling or other abrasive applications, such as the cutting and machining of metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Danny Eugene Scott, Kurtis Karl Schmitz, Clement David Van Der Riet, Antionette Can