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High impact resistant tool with an apex width between a first and second transitions

US8960337B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2010
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/81
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool comprises a sintered polycrystalline diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface, the body comprising a substantially pointed geometry with an apex, the apex comprising a curved surface that joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively, an apex width between the first and second transitions is less than a third of a width of the substrate, and the body also comprises a body thickness from the apex to the interface greater than a third of the width of the substrate.

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