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Cutter assembly with at least one island and a method of manufacturing a cutter assembly

US9303462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Yuanbo Lin · Porter, US
Bruce Jake Reierson · Delaware, US
Joseph Michael Rhodes · Newark, US
John W. Lucek · Worcester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2011
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC22C2204/00
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cutter assembly includes a substrate and at least one island. The substrate includes a surface circumscribed by a peripheral edge, a flank surface extending from the peripheral edge, and at least one pocket with an opening on the surface and spaced apart from the peripheral edge. The at least one pocket extends from the opening towards an interior of the substrate. The at least one island is in the at least one pocket, and the at least one island includes a cutting surface that is exposed by the opening of the at least one pocket.

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