Method of using spring loaded blocker to retain rolling cutters or mechanical lock cutters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9869133
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14081593

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A cutting element assembly may include a sleeve; an inner cutting element in the sleeve; and a blocker retained in the sleeve with at least one locking device and covering a portion of a cutting face of the inner cutting element. Cutting tools may include a tool body; a plurality of blades extending radially from the tool body, each blade comprising a leading face and a trailing face; a plurality of cutter pockets on the plurality of blades; at least one cutting element in one of the cutter pockets; and at least one blocker positioned adjacent to a cutting face of the at least one cutting element and the leading face of the blade, the blocker being retained to the cutter pocket with at least one locking device.

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SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC16740 HARDY STREET HOUSTON TX 77032

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Burhan, Yuri Spring, US 33 703
Chen, Chen Houston, US 720 3975
Shi, Jibin Spring, US 19 291

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