Patents by Inventor Rafe E. Neasbitt

Rafe E. Neasbitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20140196958
    Abstract: A fixed rotary drill bit, especially the type rotary drill bits incorporating a plurality of spaced polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters or cutting elements on a plurality of radial blades, includes multiple tungsten carbide inserts (TCI) spaced between the PDC cutters or cutting elements, each TCI providing a mitigation to vibration for the drill bits, rapidly adapting the TCIs by wear from the intermediary formation ridges created from drilling resulting in the creation of a unique kerf in each TCI, thus increasing stability of the bit from lateral instability, making the drill bit more efficient, and promoting a continual steady state of drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Schmidt, Rafe E. Neasbitt, Spencer David Hendrix, Zan Elden Svendsen