INTERNATIONAL PATENT: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P. FILES APPLICATION FOR "CUTTER ELEMENTS WITH CONCAVE RECESSES AND FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT INCLUDING SAME"

GENEVA, Nov. 25 -- NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P. (c/o BP Legal Patents and Technology10353 Richmond AvenueHouston, Texas 77042) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/028924) for "CUTTER ELEMENTS WITH CONCAVE RECESSES AND FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT INCLUDING SAME" on May 12, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/240334, the details related to the patent application was published on Nov 20, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): CENTALA, Prabhakaran (74 Barley Hall StreetSpring, Texas 77382-1355)

Abstract: A cutter element for a fixed cutter drill bit configured to drill a borehole in a sub...