Patents by Inventor Ted M. Ley

Ted M. Ley 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).

  • Air jet earth-boring bit with non-offset cutters
    Patent number: 6227315
    Abstract: An earth-boring has a bit body with a geometric center about which the bit is designed to rotate. Three bearing shafts depend inwardly and downwardly from the bit body. A cutter is mounted for rotation on each bearing shaft and includes a plurality of cutting elements arranged in generally circumferential rows on the cutter. Each cutter and bearing shaft has substantially zero offset from geometric center of the bit body. A nozzle or drilling fluid orifice is carried generally in the geometric center of the bit body to discharge the gaseous drilling fluid from the bit body to the bit exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: William L. Debo, Ted M. Ley, Brian K. Smith