Patents by Inventor Michael James Rodgers

Michael James Rodgers 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).

  • CUTTER POCKET DESIGN
    Publication number: 20150053050
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a drilling tool includes machining a cutter pocket into a tool body. The cutter pocket has at least a front planar surface, a back planar surface, a first side surface between the front and back planar surfaces, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface and between the front and back planar surfaces. Once machined, cutting elements are placed in the cutter pocket and then brazed in the cutter pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jimykumar Prajapati, Navish Makkar, Michael James Rodgers, Robert Patrick Moore, Dwayne P. Terracina
  • Cutter pocket design
    Patent number: 8881850
    Abstract: A drilling tool including a tool body and a cutter pocket formed in the tool body, the cutter pocket including a front planar surface, a back planar surface opposite the front planar surface, a first side surface between the front and back planar surfaces, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface and between the front and back planar surfaces is disclosed herein. A method of manufacturing a drilling tool including machining a tool body having a cutter pocket in accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, disposing a cutting element in the cutter pocket, and brazing the cutting element in the cutter pocket is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimykumar Prajapati, Navish Makkar, Michael James Rodgers, Robert Patrick Moore, Dwayne P. Terracina
  • CUTTER POCKET DESIGN
    Publication number: 20100276210
    Abstract: A drilling tool including a tool body and a cutter pocket formed in the tool body, the cutter pocket including a front planar surface, a back planar surface opposite the front planar surface, a first side surface between the front and back planar surfaces, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface and between the front and back planar surfaces is disclosed herein. A method of manufacturing a drilling tool including machining a tool body having a cutter pocket in accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, disposing a cutting element in the cutter pocket, and brazing the cutting element in the cutter pocket is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jimykumar Prajapati, Navish Makkar, Michael James Rodgers, Robert Patrick Moore, Dwayne P. Terracina