Patents by Inventor Michael Alexander Vail

Michael Alexander Vail 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: 8875814
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Atkins, Seth G. Anderle, Robert W. Arfele, Ram L. Ladi, Brandon Paul Linford, Jason Keith Wiggins, Kevin Duy Nguyen, Jiang Qian, Kenneth Eugene Bertagnolli, Shawn Casey Scott, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Michael Alexander Vail
  • Patent number: 8764862
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Atkins, Seth G. Anderle, Robert W. Arfele, Ram L. Ladi, Brandon Paul Linford, Jason Keith Wiggins, Kevin Duy Nguyen, Jiang Qian, Kenneth Eugene Bertagnolli, Shawn Casey Scott, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Michael Alexander Vail
  • Publication number: 20130056284
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Atkins, Seth G. Anderle, Robert W. Arfele, Ram L. Ladi, Brandon Paul Linford, Jason Keith Wiggins, Kevin Duy Nguyen, Jiang Qian, Kenneth Eugene Bertagnolli, Shawn Casey Scott, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Michael Alexander Vail
  • Publication number: 20130055645
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Atkins, Seth G. Anderle, Robert W. Arfele, Ram L. Ladi, Brandon Paul Linford, Jason Keith Wiggins, Kevin Duy Nguyen, Jiang Qian, Kenneth Eugene Bertagnolli, Shawn Casey Scott, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Michael Alexander Vail
  • Patent number: 8261858
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Atkins, Seth G. Anderle, Robert W. Arfele, Ram L. Ladi, Brandon Paul Linford, Jason Keith Wiggins, Kevin Duy Nguyen, Jiang Qian, Kenneth Eugene Bertagnolli, Shawn Casey Scott, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Michael Alexander Vail