Patents by Inventor Mason Cherry

Mason Cherry 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).

  • Patent number: 12723472
    Abstract: A drill bit may include a bit body having a bit axis about which the bit body is configured to rotate in a rotational direction. A drill bit may include a roller cone connected to the bit body and having a cone axis around which the roller cone is configured to rotate, the roller cone having a plurality of cutting inserts positioned in a surface of the roller cone, wherein the plurality of cutting inserts form a rolling cutting profile when rotated in around the cone axis. A drill bit may include a blade having a plurality of fixed cutting elements coupled thereto, wherein the plurality of fixed cutting elements define a fixed cutting profile, wherein the rolling cutting profile has an exposure above the fixed cutting profile and the exposure increases in a bit radial direction away from the bit axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Raisanen, Mason Cherry, Philip Trunk, Scott D. McDonough