Patents by Inventor Youhe Zhang

Youhe Zhang 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: 20190064092
    Abstract: A liquid detection device and a liquid detection system are provided for detecting whether there is abnormal liquid on the surface to be detected. The liquid detection system can be used in specific working areas. A first electrode and a second electrode are used. The first electrode and the second electrode are mounted on the housing. A measuring circuit is installed inside the housing. The measuring circuit measures the impedance value between the first electrode and the second electrode, to distinguish whether there is abnormal liquid or not. The liquid detection system includes a plurality of liquid detection devices and a controller. The controller is responsible for collecting the measurement results of the plurality of liquid detection devices and performing corresponding operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Guanwei Li, Guoming Yan
  • Publication number: 20180363383
    Abstract: A cutting element may include: a substrate; and an ultrahard layer on the substrate, the ultrahard layer having a non-planar working surface, the non-planar working surface being formed from a first region and a second region, the first region, encompassing at least a cutting edge or tip of the cutting element and having a differing composition than the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yahua Bao, Yi Fang, Haibo Zhang, John Daniel Belnap, Youhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 10124468
    Abstract: Polycrystalline diamond constructions include a diamond body comprising a matrix phase of bonded together diamond crystals formed at high pressure/high temperature conditions with a catalyst material. The sintered body is treated remove the catalyst material disposed within interstitial regions, rendering it substantially free of the catalyst material used to initially sinter the body. Accelerating techniques can be used to remove the catalyst material. The body includes an infiltrant material disposed within interstitial regions in a first region of the construction. The body includes a second region adjacent the working surface and that is substantially free of the infiltrant material. The infiltrant material can be a Group VIII material not used to initially sinter the diamond body. A metallic substrate is attached to the diamond body, and can be the same or different from a substrate used as a source of the catalyst material used to initially sinter the diamond body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Madapusi K. Keshavan, Anthony Griffo, Yuelin Shen, Youhe Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180320449
    Abstract: An example drill bit is formed by a bit head portion and a shank portion. The bit head portion includes a bit face, and the shank includes a bit portion and a bit connection. The bit connection is configured to be coupled to a drill string. The bit head and shank are configured to be secured together. When secured together, one or more blades that start near a central axis of the bit face continue to a gage portion of the bit and along at least a portion of the length of the bit portion of the shank. One or more anchoring elements are coupled to the bit head and the shank to restrict relative rotational or axial movement between the bit head and the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Huimin Song
  • Patent number: 10119341
    Abstract: A cutting element assembly includes a sleeve, a lining extending a distance axially from an end of the sleeve, and an inner cutter. The inner cutter has a cutting end, wherein the cutting end extends a depth from a cutting face, a side surface, and a body, wherein the body is at least partially disposed within the sleeve, and wherein the side surface of the cutting end interfaces with an interfacing surface of the lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Chen Chen, Yuri Burhan, Jibin Shi
  • Patent number: 10119340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cutting elements incorporating polycrystalline diamond bodies used for subterranean drilling applications, and more particularly, to polycrystalline diamond bodies having a high diamond content which are configured to provide improved properties of thermal stability and wear resistance, while maintaining a desired degree of impact resistance, when compared to prior polycrystalline diamond bodies. In various embodiments disclosed herein, a cutting element with high diamond content includes a modified PCD structure and/or a modified interface (between the PCD body and a substrate), to provide superior performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: J. Daniel Belnap, Georgiy Voronin, Feng Yu, Peter T. Cariveau, Youhe Zhang, Yuelin Shen, Guodong Zhan
  • Publication number: 20180291691
    Abstract: A downhole cutting tool includes a tool body having a tool axis, and a blade extending from the tool body. The blade includes a cutting face, a trailing face, and a top face extending between the cutting face and the trailing face. Cutting elements are attached to the bade along the cutting face, with each having a cutting crest at a peak height and a reduced height extending laterally away from the cutting crest. In some cases, first cutting elements along the cutting face and second cutting elements along the top face and rearward from, and at the same radial position as, the first cutting elements have different size, orientation, geometry or material properties. In additional aspects, at least two cutting elements on the blade have differing material properties, sizes, orientations, or working surface geometries along a blade profile of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Xiaoge Gan, Huimin Song
  • Publication number: 20180283106
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a cutting end extending a depth from a cutting face to an interface surface opposite from the cutting face, and a spindle, the spindle axially separated from the cutting end by a transition region. The spindle has a spindle diameter measured between a spindle side surface, which is less than a cutting end diameter. A guide length, measured from a point of transition to the transition region to a retention feature, is longer than 75% of a total length of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Chen Chen, Yuri Burhan, Balasubramanian Durairajan, Sandeep Tammineni
  • Publication number: 20180274302
    Abstract: A downhole cutting tool includes a tool body defining a cutter pocket and a rolling cutter having an inner rotatable cutting element and a sleeve in the cutter pocket, where axial movement of the inner rotatable cutting element is limited by an external retention element disposed outside of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Chen Chen, Yuri Y. Burhan
  • Patent number: 10076824
    Abstract: Polycrystalline diamond constructions comprises a diamond body attached to a metallic substrate, and having an engineered metal content. The body comprises bonded together diamond crystals with a metal material disposed interstitially between the crystals. A body working surface has metal content of 2 to 8 percent that increases moving away therefrom. A transition region between the body and substrate includes metal rich and metal depleted regions having controlled metal content that provides improved thermal expansion matching/reduced residual stress. A point in the body adjacent the metal rich zone has a metal content that is at least about 3 percent by weight greater than that at a body/substrate interface. The metal depleted zone metal content increases gradually moving from the body, and has a thickness greater than 1.25 mm. Metal depleted zone metal content changes less about 4 percent per millimeter moving along the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Yuelin Shen, Youhe Zhang, Guodong Zhan
  • Publication number: 20180258708
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a sleeve, a rotatable cutting element, and at least one retaining ring. The sleeve has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter, wherein the second inner diameter is larger than the first inner diameter and located at a lower axial position than the first inner diameter. The rotatable cutting element has an axis of rotation extending therethrough, a cutting face, a body extending axially downward from the cutting face, wherein the body has a shaft that is disposed within the sleeve, and a circumferential groove formed around an outer surface of the shaft. The at least one retaining ring is disposed in the circumferential groove and extends at least around the entire circumference of the shaft, wherein the at least one retaining ring protrudes from the circumferential groove, thereby retaining the rotatable cutting element within the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yuri Y. Burhan, Jibin Shi, Chen Chen, Youhe Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180171795
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a cutting end having a cutting face, a body, and a retention end opposite the cutting end. The retention end is formed of a different material than the body. The retention end may include at least one slit extending an axial distance along a partial height of the retention end and extending a transverse distance between the outer circumference of the retention end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Yuri Burhan, Youhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 9976356
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a sleeve, a rotatable cutting element, and at least one retaining ring. The sleeve has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter, wherein the second inner diameter is larger than the first inner diameter and located at a lower axial position than the first inner diameter. The rotatable cutting element has an axis of rotation extending therethrough, a cutting face, a body extending axially downward from the cutting face, wherein the body has a shaft that is disposed within the sleeve, and a circumferential groove formed around an outer surface of the shaft. The at least one retaining ring is disposed in the circumferential groove and extends at least around the entire circumference of the shaft, wherein the at least one retaining ring protrudes from the circumferential groove, thereby retaining the rotatable cutting element within the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Yuri Y. Burhan, Jibin Shi, Chen Chen, Youhe Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180058148
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Xiaoge Gan, Huimin Song, Rogelio Benitez
  • Patent number: 9890636
    Abstract: A cutting element assembly includes a cutting element partially disposed within a support and a retention mechanism disposed between the cutting element and the support, both the axial and radial dimensions of the retention mechanism being deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Francis Leany, John J. Pierce, Youhe Zhang, Yuri Burhan
  • Publication number: 20180002986
    Abstract: A bit includes a bit body having at least one blade coupled to the bit body. The blade has a plurality of cutting elements at a nose region and a shoulder region of the blade. A plurality of fluid outlets are positioned on the blade such that at least 30% of the cutting elements have a fluid outlet within a distance that is two or three times a cutting element diameter away from a cutting face of the cutting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Xiaoge Gan, Huimin Song
  • Publication number: 20170284161
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a table coupled to a substrate at an interface. The table includes a working surface opposite the interface and defined by a perimeter, a table thickness measured between the interface and the working surface, and a torque transmittable depression formed in the working surface of the table a distance away from the perimeter. The torque transmittable depression extends a depth into the table and has a cross-sectional profile with a torque transmittable shape. The depth of the depression may be greater than the thickness of the table, or an optional sensor may be placed in the depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Youhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 9776917
    Abstract: A cutting element includes a polycrystalline diamond layer having a cutting face and a diamond layer side surface, a substrate attached to the polycrystalline diamond layer, the substrate having a bottom surface and a substrate side surface, an interface between the diamond layer and the substrate, and a mask covering at least the bottom surface and the substrate side surface of the cutting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ted Tessitore, Anthony Griffo, Yuelin Shen, Youhe Zhang, Madapusi K. Keshavan
  • Patent number: 9739097
    Abstract: A cutting element may have a substrate; and an ultrahard material layer having a substantially planar upper surface disposed on an upper surface of the substrate; wherein at least a portion of the side surface between the upper surface of the substrate and a lower end of the substrate form at least one conic surface, wherein the at least one conic surface extends a height relative to the total height of the substrate and ultrahard material layer ranging from about 1:10 to 9:10, and wherein the substrate comprises a substantially planar lower surface. The cutting elements may also be rotatable cutting elements at least partially surrounded by outer support elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Youhe Zhang, Yuelin Shen, Yuri Burhan, Jibin Shi
  • Publication number: 20170204673
    Abstract: A cutting tool has a tool body, a plurality of blades extending radially from the tool body, at least one pocket in the plurality of blades, and at least one rolling element in the at least one pocket. The cutting tool may be a drill bit, with at least one rolling element in a pocket in a blade of the drill bit and at least partially exposed to the formation to be drilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jibin Shi, Youhe Zhang