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James C. Minikus
Also filed as: MINIKUS JAMES C · MINIKUS JAMES CARL
18 granted patents·1 pending application·1,142 citations·filing 1987–2015
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19 records- 0191US7832506B2Cutting elements with increased toughness and thermal fatigue resistance for drilling applicationsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 16, 2010·10 cites·37 claims
- 0289US5839526ARolling cone steel tooth bit with enhancements in cutter shape and placementSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 24, 1998·138 cites·66 claims
- 0388US4832139AInclined chisel inserts for rock bitsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1987·Granted May 23, 1989·82 cites·6 claims
- 0487US6510909B2Rolling cone bit with gage and off-gage cutter elements positioned to separate sidewall and bottom hole cutting dutySMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 28, 2003·49 cites·51 claims
- 0587US6059054ANon-symmetrical stress-resistant rotary drill bit cutter elementSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·120 cites·57 claims
- 0686US5172777AInclined chisel inserts for rock bitsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 22, 1992·98 cites·6 claims
- 0785US6029759AHardfacing on steel tooth cutter elementSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 29, 2000·105 cites·52 claims
- 0883US6561293B2Cutter element with non-linear, expanded crestSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·51 cites·20 claims
- 0983US5833020ARolling cone bit with enhancements in cutter element placement and materials to optimize borehole corner cutting dutySMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·61 cites·71 claims
- 1082US5967245ARolling cone bit having gage and nestled gage cutter elements having enhancements in materials and geometry to optimize borehole corner cutting dutySMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·100 cites·63 claims
- 1180US5172779ARadial crest insertSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 22, 1992·73 cites·9 claims
- 1276US5421424ABowed out chisel insert for rock bitsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 6, 1995·56 cites·7 claims
- 1373US6161634ACutter element with non-rectilinear crestFiled 1998·Granted Dec 19, 2000·63 cites·26 claims
- 1473US5868213ASteel tooth cutter element with gage facing kneeSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·64 cites·74 claims
- 1569US6782959B2Cutter element with non-linear, expanded crestSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 31, 2004·26 cites·15 claims
- 1664US8205692B2Rock bit and inserts with a chisel crest having a broadened regionMCDONOUGH SCOTT D·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 26, 2012·11 cites·16 claims
- 1763US6651758B2Rolling cone bit with elements fanned along the gage curveSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·29 cites·47 claims
- 1836US6390210B1Rolling cone bit with gage and off-gage cutter elements positioned to separate sidewall and bottom hole cutting dutySMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1996·Granted May 21, 2002·6 cites·10 claims
- 1936US2016177630A1Extended or raised nozzle for pdc bitsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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