Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Webb

Timothy C. Webb 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: 20230203892
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a substrate and a volume of polycrystalline diamond (PDC) on the substrate. The PDC volume has a front cutting face, a lateral side surface, and a cutting edge between the front cutting face and the lateral side surface. The cutting edge has a cutting apex and extends between a first side flat surface and a second side flat surface. The side flat surfaces are disposed on opposing sides of the cutting apex. The cutting edge further includes a first chamfer surface and a second chamfer surface, which are located adjacent to one another and oriented at a first angle relative to one another at the cutting apex. The cutting edge includes one of: an arcuate edge having a radius of curvature; and a linear edge having discrete linear edges adjacent one another and separated by a second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy C. Webb, Zachary Borders, Stephen Duffy