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LYONS NICHOLAS J
US71 patents
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BAKER HUGHES INC
18 patentsUS7802495B2Sep 28, 2010
Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits
BAKER HUGHES INC47 citations93
US9316058B2Apr 19, 2016
Drill bits and earth-boring tools including shaped cutting elements
BAKER HUGHES INC23 citations92
US7631560B2Dec 15, 2009
Methods of inspecting rotary drill bits
BAKER HUGHES INC20 citations92
US9200483B2Dec 1, 2015
Earth-boring tools and methods of forming such earth-boring tools
BAKER HUGHES INC8 citations84
US7900718B2Mar 8, 2011
Earth-boring tools having threads for affixing a body and shank together and methods of manufacture and use of same
BAKER HUGHES INC10 citations84
US10017998B2Jul 10, 2018
Drill bits and earth-boring tools including shaped cutting elements and associated methods
BAKER HUGHES INC10 citations83
US10006253B2Jun 26, 2018
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools and earth-boring tools including such cutting elements
BAKER HUGHES INC8 citations83
US8919462B2Dec 30, 2014
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC12 citations83
US7814998B2Oct 19, 2010
Superabrasive cutting elements with enhanced durability and increased wear life, and drilling apparatus so equipped
BAKER HUGHES INC16 citations80
US7954380B2Jun 7, 2011
Rotary drill bits and systems for inspecting rotary drill bits
BAKER HUGHES INC6 citations74
US7836980B2Nov 23, 2010
Earth-boring tools having pockets for receiving cutting elements and methods for forming earth-boring tools including such pockets
BAKER HUGHES INC7 citations74
US9752387B2Sep 5, 2017
Plow-shaped cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC3 citations73
US9371699B2Jun 21, 2016
Plow-shaped cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC5 citations73
US10337255B2Jul 2, 2019
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC4 citations70
US9493991B2Nov 15, 2016
Cutting structures, tools for use in subterranean boreholes including cutting structures and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC2 citations63
US8377510B2Feb 19, 2013
Methods of forming hardfacing materials including PCD particles, and welding rods including such PCD particles
BAKER HUGHES INC2 citations63
US9440333B2Sep 13, 2016
Methods of forming polycrystalline elements from brown polycrystalline tables
BAKER HUGHES INC1 citations62
US10174562B2Jan 8, 2019
Methods of forming polycrystalline elements from brown polycrystalline tables
BAKER HUGHES INC0 citations52
LYONS NICHOLAS J
8 patentsUS8794356B2Aug 5, 2014
Shaped cutting elements on drill bits and other earth-boring tools, and methods of forming same
LYONS NICHOLAS J31 citations92
US8505634B2Aug 13, 2013
Earth-boring tools having differing cutting elements on a blade and related methods
LYONS NICHOLAS J28 citations92
US8267204B2Sep 18, 2012
Methods of forming polycrystalline diamond cutting elements, cutting elements, and earth-boring tools carrying cutting elements
LYONS NICHOLAS J19 citations92
US8079428B2Dec 20, 2011
Hardfacing materials including PCD particles, welding rods and earth-boring tools including such materials, and methods of forming and using same
LYONS NICHOLAS J18 citations92
US9022149B2May 5, 2015
Shaped cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
LYONS NICHOLAS J14 citations84
US8936116B2Jan 20, 2015
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and methods of forming cutting elements for earth-boring tools
LYONS NICHOLAS J11 citations84
US8268452B2Sep 18, 2012
Bonding agents for improved sintering of earth-boring tools, methods of forming earth-boring tools and resulting structures
LYONS NICHOLAS J7 citations84
US8074869B2Dec 13, 2011
System, method, and apparatus for reactive foil brazing of cutter components for fixed cutter bit
LYONS NICHOLAS J5 citations58
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A
5 patentsUS8757299B2Jun 24, 2014
Cutting element and method of forming thereof
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A48 citations95
US8684112B2Apr 1, 2014
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements and related methods
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A35 citations93
US9243452B2Jan 26, 2016
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A16 citations90
US8882869B2Nov 11, 2014
Methods of forming polycrystalline elements and structures formed by such methods
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A4 citations73
US8858662B2Oct 14, 2014
Methods of forming polycrystalline tables and polycrystalline elements
DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A2 citations62
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC
5 patentsUS10570668B2Feb 25, 2020
Cutting elements configured to reduce impact damage and mitigate polycrystalline, superabrasive material failure earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC10 citations82
US10815732B2Oct 27, 2020
Cutting elements, bearings, and earth-boring tools including multiple substrates attached to one another
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC1 citations73
US10480254B2Nov 19, 2019
Drill bits having tailored depth of cut control features and related methods
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC2 citations73
US10465446B2Nov 5, 2019
Earth-boring tools, drill bits, and diamond-impregnated rotary drill bits including crushed polycrystalline diamond material
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC0 citations52
US10450807B2Oct 22, 2019
Earth-boring tools having shaped cutting elements
BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC0 citations52
SMITH REDD H
3 patentsUS8309018B2Nov 13, 2012
Earth-boring rotary drill bits and methods of manufacturing earth-boring rotary drill bits having particle-matrix composite bit bodies
SMITH REDD H16 citations90
US8770324B2Jul 8, 2014
Earth-boring tools including sinterbonded components and partially formed tools configured to be sinterbonded
SMITH REDD H3 citations62
US8079429B2Dec 20, 2011
Methods of forming earth-boring tools using geometric compensation and tools formed by such methods
SMITH REDD H3 citations62
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
3 patentsUS12134938B2Nov 5, 2024
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools, methods of manufacturing earth-boring tools, and related earth-boring tools
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC3 citations74
US11992881B2May 28, 2024
Selectively leached thermally stable cutting element in earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools having selectively leached cutting elements, and related methods
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC0 citations60
US12344558B2Jul 1, 2025
Polycrystalline diamond compact cutting elements, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods of making and using same
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC0 citations52
SCOTT DANNY E
2 patentsUS9074435B2Jul 7, 2015
Earth-boring tools having shaped cutting elements
SCOTT DANNY E15 citations92
US8292006B2Oct 23, 2012
Diamond-enhanced cutting elements, earth-boring tools employing diamond-enhanced cutting elements, and methods of making diamond-enhanced cutting elements
SCOTT DANNY E5 citations63
BAKER HUGES INC
1 patentBAKER HUGHES
1 patentGAVIA DAVID
1 patentVEMPATI CHAITANYA K
1 patentGREEN JAMES C
1 patentSTEVENS JOHN H
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