US Patent Issued to US SYNTHETIC on Dec. 2 for "Cutting insert assemblies and related systems and methods" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,722, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to US SYNTHETIC Corp. (Orem, Utah).

"Cutting insert assemblies and related systems and methods" was invented by Craig H. Cooley (Saratoga Springs, Utah) and Keith Baskett (Pleasant Grove, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rotary drill bits may include one or more cutting element assemblies which include a cutter and a mounting system. In one embodiment, the mounting system includes a housing, a first bearing component disposed within the housing, and a second bearing component associated with the cutting element. In certain embodiments, the bearing components may comprise a table of superhard mate...