Abstract: A cutting element includes a base and a cutting face at opposite axial ends, a side surface extending between the base and the cutting face, an edge formed between the cutting face and the side surface, an edge chamfer having a uniform size around the entire edge, and a geometric shape formed on the cutting face and defined by a concave boundary with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cutting element. The concave boundary includes multiple rounded vertices, each rounded vertex located proximate to the edge chamfer and forming a cutting tip and multiple geometric shape sides connecting the rounded vertices, wherein the geometric shape sides are concave with respect to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a bit. The bit includes a bit head formed from a first material. A connection portion is connected to the bit head opposite the bit head. The connection portion has a box connection having an inner surface with a threaded connection for connection to a drill string. A reinforcing ring is formed from a second material. The reinforcing ring is located at the connection portion to strengthen the connection portion. The reinforcing ring is connected to the connection portion with an interlocking feature.

Abstract: A bit may include a matrix portion, the matrix portion exposed at a cone region and a nose region of the bit. A bit may include a steel portion, the steel portion including a bit connection, the steel portion exposed at a gauge region of the bit. A bit may include a plurality of cutting elements secured to the matrix portion at the cone region and the nose region.

Abstract: A cutting element includes a body, a non-planar cutting face formed on a first end of the body, and an edge formed around a perimeter of the cutting face. The cutting face includes a central raised portion, and the edge has an edge angle defined between the cutting face and a side surface of the body. The edge angle varies around the perimeter of the cutting face and includes an acute edge angle defined by a portion of the cutting face extending downwardly from the edge to a depth from the cutting angle. The portion of the edge defining the acute edge angle may be directly adjacent: a side surface of the cutting element; a bevel of the cutting element; or a flat region at the perimeter of the cutting element or bevel.

Abstract: A drill bit includes a bit insert. A bit body of the bit includes an insert cavity. The bit insert is inserted into the insert cavity. The bit insert is secured to the insert cavity, such as by braze or with a connection mechanism. The bit insert may be replaceable, thereby allowing a drilling operator to adjust the configuration of the bit based on which bit insert is used.

Abstract: A blade on a downhole drilling tool includes a blade body and a blade cover. The blade cover is pre-sintered and conforming to the blade outer shape. The blade cover is attached to the blade body. The blade cover includes a seamless connection between a cover leading face and a cover outer face to reduce wear on the outer face of the blade.

Abstract: A cutting element has a cutting face at an axial end of the cutting element, a peripheral surface extending circumferentially around the cutting face, and a cutting edge formed between the cutting face and the peripheral surface. The cutting face has a non-planar geometry including a central region around a longitudinal axis of the cutting element, a plurality of grooves extending radially from a boundary of the central region to the cutting edge, wherein each groove has a base with a curved cross-sectional profile, and a plurality of lobes alternatingly formed between the plurality of grooves, wherein each lobe has a cross-sectional profile comprising an apex and opposite side surfaces sloping downwardly a distance from the apex to the base of adjacent grooves.

Abstract: A cutting element includes a body, a non-planar cutting face formed on a first end of the body, and an edge formed around a perimeter of the cutting face. The cutting face includes a central raised portion, and the edge has an edge angle defined between the cutting face and a side surface of the body. The edge angle varies around the perimeter of the cutting face and includes an acute edge angle defined by a portion of the cutting face extending downwardly from the edge to a depth from the cutting angle. The portion of the edge defining the acute edge angle may be directly adjacent: a side surface of the cutting element; a bevel of the cutting element; or a flat region at the perimeter of the cutting element or bevel.

Abstract: An icosahedral LED display screen belongs to the field of display screens and includes multiple cabinet main frames. Each cabinet main frame is formed with an accommodating cavity. A side of each cabinet main frame is provided with a flexible PCB, an outer side of the flexible PCB is disposed with LEDs, and an inner side of the flexible PCB is provided with a magnet fixedly therewith. The multiple e.g., twenty cabinet main frames are mutually connected to form an icosahedral sphere which has no end point similar to a football, and polygons that make up the sphere are the same, and therefore the cabinet main frames can be completely covered by the flexible PCBs to eliminate a missing of display at an endpoint and reduce design numbers and complexities of the cabinet main frames and the flexible PCBs. An installation of the LED display screen becomes more convenient.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes a body configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis, a blade connected to the body, and a pre-formed segment. The blade extends away from the body and includes a recess formed in a leading face of the blade. The pre-formed segment is disposed in the recess adjacent to the leading face of the blade. The pre-formed segment is connected to the blade. The pre-formed segment includes a cutter pocket therein, the cutter pocket having a sidewall and a base.

Abstract: A drilling tool having a body, at least one blade extending from the body, and a first cutting element attached to the at least one blade. The first cutting element includes a cutting face at an opposite axial end from a base, a side surface extending from the base to the cutting face, an edge formed at the intersection between the cutting face and the side surface, and an elongated protrusion formed at the cutting face and extending between opposite sides of the edge. The elongated protrusion has a geometry including a border extending around a concave surface, a face chamfer formed around the border, and sloped surfaces extending between the border and the edge. An edge chamfer is between the face chamfer and the edge.

Abstract: A module-rotation LED dome belongs to the technical field of display screens and includes multiple display devices. Each display device includes 1st-4th light-emitting units. The second light-emitting unit is located beside the first light-emitting unit and oriented with a clockwise rotation of 90 degrees relative to the first light-emitting unit. The third light-emitting unit is located below the second light-emitting unit and oriented with a clockwise rotation of 90 degrees relative to the second light-emitting unit. The fourth light-emitting unit is located beside the third light-emitting unit and oriented with a clockwise rotation of 90 degrees relative to the third light-emitting unit. The 2nd-4th light-emitting units sequentially are rotated clockwise with 90 degrees, so that adjacent full-color LEDs in the 1st-4th light-emitting units cannot form adjacent LEDs of a same color, and there is no condition of appearing a bright blue line.

Abstract: A polyhedral LED display screen is provided and includes multiple cabinet main frames. Each the cabinet main frame is formed with an accommodating cavity. A side of each cabinet main frame is provided with a flexible PCB, an outer side of the flexible PCB facing away from the cabinet main frame is disposed with LED lamp beads, an inner side of the flexible PCB facing towards the cabinet main frame is magnetically connected to the cabinet main frame, and the cabinet main frames are connected to each other to form a regular dodecahedron sphere. The multiple cabinet main frames can be completely covered by the flexible PCBs, a missing display at an end point in the prior art is eliminated, design numbers and complexities of the cabinet main frames and the flexible PCBs are reduced, and an installation of the cabinet main frames becomes more convenient.

Abstract: A downhole tool includes a blade coupled to a body. The body and blade rotate about a longitudinal axis. A pre-formed faceplate is connected to the blade and partially defines a cutter pocket therein. Another portion of the cutter pocket is defined by the blade. The cutter pocket includes a sidewall and a base, with the sidewall formed by the blade and the pre-formed faceplate, and the base formed by the blade. The pre-formed faceplate includes a pre-formed hardfacing element. A downhole tool includes a blade coupled to a body. The body and blade rotate about a longitudinal axis. A pre-formed segment is connected to the blade and has a cutter pocket therein. The cutter pocket includes a sidewall and a base, and a cutting element is coupled to the pre-formed segment and within the cutter pocket. The pre-formed segment is optionally made of a different material than the blade and has increased wear and/or erosion resistance compared to the blade.

Abstract: A cutting element has a cutting face at an opposite axial end from a base, a side surface extending from the base to the cutting face, an edge formed at the intersection between the cutting face and the side surface, and an elongated protrusion formed at the cutting face and extending between opposite sides of the edge, wherein the elongated protrusion has a geometry including a border extending around a concave surface and sloped surfaces extending between the border and the edge, and wherein the concave surface has a major axis dimension measured between opposite sides of the border and a minor axis dimension measured perpendicularly to the major axis dimension and ranging from 50 percent to 99 percent of the major axis dimension.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED display screen layout method, including an LED display screen, wherein the LED display screen is formed by splicing a plurality of LED modules; each LED module includes four tricolored LED lamps; the four tricolored LED lamps form a square; and the four tricolored LED lamps are arranged in directions formed by sequentially rotating one of the tricolored LED lamps by 90 degrees. With such layout design, when the LED display screen is rotated, no blue line appears at neighboring borders of the LED modules, thus not influencing the display effect of the display screen.

Abstract: A cutting element has a cutting face with a geometry including at least one protrusion spaced a radial distance apart from an edge of the cutting element, the edge extending around an entire periphery of the cutting face, and a lower portion extending within the distance between the at least one protrusion and the edge, wherein a lower portion axial height measured between the edge and a base of the at least one protrusion is less than 30 percent of a greatest axial height of the at least one protrusion measured between the base of the at least one protrusion and an axially highest point of the at least one protrusion.

Abstract: A cutting element includes a base and a cutting face at opposite axial ends, a side surface extending between the base and the cutting face, an edge formed between the cutting face and the side surface, an edge chamfer having a uniform size around the entire edge, and a geometric shape formed on the cutting face and defined by a concave boundary with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cutting element. The concave boundary includes multiple rounded vertices, each rounded vertex located proximate to the edge chamfer and forming a cutting tip and multiple geometric shape sides connecting the rounded vertices, wherein the geometric shape sides are concave with respect to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A tool includes a base with a crown extending from the base. The crown is additively manufactured on the base, forming a bond between the crown and the base. At least one protrusion may extend from the base surface into a recess in the crown, such that the crown encompasses the protrusion. The protrusion may mechanically interlock the base and the crown to improve torque transfer between the crown and base. The bond at the contact between the base and crown may include impregnating at least a portion of the crown with the material of the base, or at least a portion of base with the material of the crown, which may improve a connection between the crown and base.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fire resistant LED module, including a metal mask and a printed circuit board (PCB). A layer of flame-retardant glue is coated on one side, facing the PCB, of the metal mask, and the metal mask is pasted with the PCB through the flame-retardant glue. A sub-black insulating surface layer is disposed on the metal mask. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of the fire resistant LED module, including following steps: processing surfaces of the metal mask after etching to form the sub-black insulating surface layer; coating the flame-retardant glue on one surface of the metal mask facing the PCB; and covering the metal mask on the PCB through the flame-retardant glue. The sub-black insulating surface layer is formed through processing the surfaces of the metal mask 1.