US Patent Issued to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations on May 27 for "Cutting element with improved mechanical efficiency" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,867, issued on May 27, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Cutting element with improved mechanical efficiency" was invented by Michael L. Doster (Spring, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool comprising a bit body and a plurality of blades. Each blade having at least one cutting element disposed within the blade. Each cutting element comprising a substrate and a poly crystalline diamond material affixed to the substrate at an interface. The poly crystalline diamond material comprising a raised cutting surface comprising at least two cutting edges, a recess in a center of the raised cutting...