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).

  • 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