ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,104, issued on Sept. 9.
"Methods of forming cutting elements" was invented by Marc W. Bird (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming a supporting substrate for a cutting element comprises forming a precursor composition comprising discrete WC particles, a binding agent, and discrete particles comprising Co, Al, and one or more of C and W. The precursor composition is subjected to a consolidation process to form a consolidated structure including WC particles dispersed in a homogenized binder comprising Co, Al, W, and C. A method of forming a cutting element, a cutting element, a related structure, and an earth-bori...