Patents by Inventor Thomas SIMATIC

Thomas SIMATIC 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).

  • Subterranean drill bits having shank bypaths
    Patent number: 12631070
    Abstract: Provided herein are PDC drill bits for engaging subterranean formations and for drilling wellbores, wherein the PDC drill bits are adapted to reduce erosion of a bit head face by the inclusion of openings in a portion of the shank of a PDC drill bit. The present disclosure also relates to systems and methods of drilling subterranean formations using the PDC drill bits disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: ULTERRA DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Torres, Thomas Simatic
  • Drill bit with auxiliary channel openings
    Patent number: 12385325
    Abstract: Provided herein is PDC drill bits for engaging subterranean formations and for drilling wellbores, wherein the PDC drill bits are adapted to reduce erosion of the drill bit face by the inclusion of openings in a portion of the gauge of the PDC drill bit. The present disclosure also relates to systems and methods of drilling subterranean formations using the drill bits disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
    Inventors: Jared Clark, Charles H. S. Douglas, III, Thomas Simatic, Jeremiah Torres
  • SUBTERRANEAN DRILL BITS HAVING SHANK BYPATHS
    Publication number: 20250163762
    Abstract: Provided herein are PDC drill bits for engaging subterranean formations and for drilling wellbores, wherein the PDC drill bits are adapted to reduce erosion of a bit head face by the inclusion of openings in a portion of the shank of a PDC drill bit. The present disclosure also relates to systems and methods of drilling subterranean formations using the PDC drill bits disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Torres, Thomas Simatic
  • DRILL BIT WITH AUXILIARY CHANNEL OPENINGS
    Publication number: 20210180408
    Abstract: Provided herein is PDC drill bits for engaging subterranean formations and for drilling wellbores, wherein the PDC drill bits are adapted to reduce erosion of the drill bit face by the inclusion of openings in a portion of the gauge of the PDC drill bit. The present disclosure also relates to systems and methods of drilling subterranean formations using the drill bits disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
    Inventors: Jared CLARK, Charles H.S. DOUGLAS, III, Thomas SIMATIC, Jeremiah TORRES