Patents by Inventor Ryan Worth Eldredge

Ryan Worth Eldredge 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).

  • DRILL BIT CUTTER IDENTIFICATION AND GRADING
    Publication number: 20260237039
    Abstract: A method for identifying, ordering, and dull-grading a plurality of cutters on a drill bit includes capturing a plurality of frames of a plurality of blades on a drill bit. The method also includes capturing a plurality of frames of a plurality of blades on a drill bit and identifying a plurality of cutters on each of the blades in the frames. The method also includes identifying a first subset of the cutters that are primary cutters and arranging the primary cutters in a first order, and identifying a second subset of the cutters that are secondary cutters and arranging the secondary cutters in a second order. The method also includes extracting a thumbnail image of each of the cutters from the frames in the first order and/or the second order. The method also includes identifying cracks and/or erosion damage on the cutters based upon the extracted thumbnail image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Gautam Kumar Vadisala, Swayan Jeet Mishra, Sachin Vilas Gaikwad, Rajgopal Kedarnath Tapade, Arpan Gautam, Abhishek Dubey, Ryan Worth Eldredge, Niharika Kumari, Bhavantik Gondaliya, Jeffrey D. Leisey
  • Mechanical locking of ovoid cutting element with carbide matrix
    Patent number: 10871037
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a drill bit has an ovoid insert including an ultrahard material. The ovoid insert is cast in a matrix such that the matrix surrounds at least part of the ovoid insert, limiting movement of the ovoid insert. Material is removed from the top surface and sidewall of the cutting assembly to produce a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Worth Eldredge, Gregory Caron, Jeffrey Bruce Lund
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING OF OVOID CUTTING ELEMENT WITH CARBIDE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20180363382
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a drill bit has an ovoid insert including an ultrahard material. The ovoid insert is cast in a matrix such that the matrix surrounds at least part of the ovoid insert, limiting movement of the ovoid insert. Material is removed from the top surface and sidewall of the cutting assembly to produce a cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Worth Eldredge, Gregory Caron, Jeffrey Bruce Lund