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Drill bit assembly with a probe

US7426968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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56References

22Claims

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Inventors

David R. Hall · Provo, US
Francis Leany · Salem, US
Paula Turner · Pleasant Grove, US
Christopher Durrand · Provo, US
David Lundgreen · Spanish Fork, US
Daryl Wise · Provo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2006
Grant date	Sep 23, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/10
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The current invention discloses a drill bit assembly with a body portion intermediate a shank portion and a working portion. The working portion may have at least one cutting element. The drill bit assembly may also have a shaft with a first end disposed within the assembly, a second end of the shaft may protrude from the working portion and at least one probe may be disposed within the shaft.

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